PAROLE BOARD DECISION ON DAVID MCGREAVY

Summary

That this House notes the Parole Board has recently granted release to David McGreavy, who in 1973 murdered three small children he was babysitting and impaled their bodies on garden railings; further notes that the murders have had a devastating life-long impact on the life of their mother; notes that McGreavy would not have had access to children during his incarceration and could pose a serious threat to the public; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to call in the Parole Board 's decision for review or recommend that the Parole Board's decision be reviewed by another mechanism.

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1. 10 December 2018

   Early Day Motion

   That this House notes the Parole Board has recently granted release to David McGreavy, who in 1973 murdered three small children he was babysitting and impaled their bodies on garden railings; further notes that the murders have had a devastating life-long impact on the life of their mother; notes that McGreavy would not have had access to children during his incarceration and could pose a serious threat to the public; and calls on the Secretary of State for Justice to call in the Parole Board 's decision for review or recommend that the Parole Board's decision be reviewed by another mechanism.

   Source: Early Day Motion

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• Mike Penning · Conservative · Primary sponsor

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