Helen McCourt murderer Ian Simms set to be released
A man jailed over the 1988 murder of Helen McCourt is to be released after an appeal to keep him behind bars was rejected.
Ian Simms, 63, was convicted of killing the 22-year-old, who disappeared in Merseyside in 1988, but has never revealed where he hid her remains. In November, her family had appealed against the Parole Board's recommendation for him to be released.The Parole Board said it was"satisfied that imprisonment is no longer necessary for the protection of the public".Her mother Marie previously said sheafter receiving a call from her victim liaison officer at the Parole Board confirming Simms' likely release.
"I was just in shock. I'm still trying to deal with it. I'm horrified by it, I'm horrified by it. This man is a danger," she said.Ms McCourt has urged the government to introduce Helen's Law, legislation that would deny parole to killers who do not disclose their victims' remains.
"Whilst the Parole Board has every sympathy with Helen McCourt's family, if the board is satisfied that imprisonment is no longer necessary for the protection of the public, they are legally obliged to direct release."
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