Victims' families call for all manslaughter to be excluded from early release - ITVX

Victims' families call for all manslaughter to be excluded from early release  ITVX

Emma Webber has joined more than 30 families in signing an open letter to the government.

Signatories include John Hunt, whose wife and daughters were murdered in a crossbow attack, and Emma Webber, whose son Barnaby was stabbed to death in Nottingham (Picture: BBC News/PA) Dozens of bereaved families have urged the government to block more killers from being freed under its early release scheme. In a lette

Families of those affected by homicide, including Emma Webber, wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Norris to call for all manslaughter to be exempt.

Families of those affected by homicide, including Emma Webber, wrote to Justice Secretary Alex Norris to call for all manslaughter to be exempt.

Those convicted of a certain type of manslaughter will no longer be eligible for early release, including Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole