Dominic Raab has vowed to 'move quickly' to prevent convicted serial killer Levi Bellfield from challenging a decision to prevent him getting married in prison
Dominic Raab has vowed to"move quickly" to prevent convicted serial killer Levi Bellfield from challenging a decision to prevent him getting married in prison., who is currently serving two whole life sentences for the murder of two women and 13-year-old girl Milly Dowler, is not"appropriate".
The 54-year-old applied to marry his girlfriend last year, and has made a bid for legal aid to challenge the decision to block the marriage.said that it would be"wrong" for taxpayers to have to fund Bellfield's bid to get married, but added there was"no question" this would be the outcome if the challenge went ahead.
"I don't think it is appropriate and, both within the realm of the existing powers that I have but also the legislative agenda, on which I will be saying more shortly, I think it is wrong," he told radio station LBC.Read more:
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