Justice is served.
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Better late than never.
The Beeb said:
Police are investigating the suspected murder of child killer Colin Hatch at one of Britain's most secure prisons.
Hatch, 38, from north London, died at the maximum-security Full Sutton prison near York on Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said.
A 35-year-old prisoner was arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.
Hatch was jailed for life in 1994 after being convicted of killing a seven-year-old boy while on parole for a previous child sex attack.
Jailing Hatch, who had a string of convictions for assaulting young boys, Judge Nina Lowry said he was "highly dangerous" and told him it was not possible to envisage a time when he could be released safely.
Choked to death
Just over two years earlier, he had been jailed for three years for assaulting a boy of eight in almost identical circumstances.
His lawyer warned he could kill when he was released.
Within 11 weeks of being paroled in April 1993, Hatch struck again.
His victim was abducted, sexually assaulted and then choked to death after Hatch lured him to his tower block home in Norfolk Close, Finchley, north London.
A postman discovered the youngster's body taped up in bin liners and dumped in a lift.
Det Supt Duncan Macrae, who led the murder inquiry, described Hatch at the time as a frighteningly cunning criminal.
He had pulled the wool over the eyes of the authorities and would kill again if he was ever released, Mr Macrae said.
Hatch had a string of previous convictions from the age of 15 for attacks on six young boys.
At his trial for indecently assaulting the eight year-old boy and choking him until he lost consciousness, psychiatrist Dr Anthony Wilkins recommended that Hatch was a "menace to the public" and should be sent to Broadmoor top security hospital.
But Broadmoor had not considered Hatch dangerous enough at the time, Dr Wilkins said. Instead he was jailed for three years, as the judge was given no alternative.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-12549804Hatch, 38, from north London, died at the maximum-security Full Sutton prison near York on Tuesday, the Ministry of Justice said.
A 35-year-old prisoner was arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.
Hatch was jailed for life in 1994 after being convicted of killing a seven-year-old boy while on parole for a previous child sex attack.
Jailing Hatch, who had a string of convictions for assaulting young boys, Judge Nina Lowry said he was "highly dangerous" and told him it was not possible to envisage a time when he could be released safely.
Choked to death
Just over two years earlier, he had been jailed for three years for assaulting a boy of eight in almost identical circumstances.
His lawyer warned he could kill when he was released.
Within 11 weeks of being paroled in April 1993, Hatch struck again.
His victim was abducted, sexually assaulted and then choked to death after Hatch lured him to his tower block home in Norfolk Close, Finchley, north London.
A postman discovered the youngster's body taped up in bin liners and dumped in a lift.
Det Supt Duncan Macrae, who led the murder inquiry, described Hatch at the time as a frighteningly cunning criminal.
He had pulled the wool over the eyes of the authorities and would kill again if he was ever released, Mr Macrae said.
Hatch had a string of previous convictions from the age of 15 for attacks on six young boys.
At his trial for indecently assaulting the eight year-old boy and choking him until he lost consciousness, psychiatrist Dr Anthony Wilkins recommended that Hatch was a "menace to the public" and should be sent to Broadmoor top security hospital.
But Broadmoor had not considered Hatch dangerous enough at the time, Dr Wilkins said. Instead he was jailed for three years, as the judge was given no alternative.
strudel said:
How is that justice?
Indeed. If he was not subjected to a petrifying, overpowering, painful torture that he could not possibly understand at his age, and then a slow painful death at the hands of someone far more physically powerful than himself, that is no justice.A result, but undoubtedly, not as appropriate justice as it could have been - so I tend agree with you.
oh... you didn't mean that. As you were.
I just read the article on BBC and have to admit to having a great sense of relief that this guy would never be released onto the streets again.
May he burn in Hell for eternity and I hope the parents of the poor boy get some sense of closure now that the f
ker is dead.
Without trying to do the whole "If it had been my child " type sentiment, I'm fairly confident that if this had been my boy I'd have found some way to get to him, either during the trial or by spending as much as it took to get someone 'inside' to do the job for me.
And I really wouldn't be caring if anyone ever found out, not a jury in the world that would convict I reckon. I know I wouldn't if I was on a jury.
May he burn in Hell for eternity and I hope the parents of the poor boy get some sense of closure now that the f
ker is dead.Without trying to do the whole "If it had been my child " type sentiment, I'm fairly confident that if this had been my boy I'd have found some way to get to him, either during the trial or by spending as much as it took to get someone 'inside' to do the job for me.
And I really wouldn't be caring if anyone ever found out, not a jury in the world that would convict I reckon. I know I wouldn't if I was on a jury.
Excellent news
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/feb/23/colin-hat...
Nothing is too horrible and painful for scum like this, absolutely nothing!!!!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/feb/23/colin-hat...
Nothing is too horrible and painful for scum like this, absolutely nothing!!!!
SeeFive said:
strudel said:
How is that justice?
Indeed. If he was not subjected to a petrifying, overpowering, painful torture that he could not possibly understand at his age, and then a slow painful death at the hands of someone far more physically powerful than himself, that is no justice.A result, but undoubtedly, not as appropriate justice as it could have been - so I tend agree with you.
oh... you didn't mean that. As you were.
Looking at this on a commercial basis.
The average cost for a high security prisoner in the UK is £50,000 per annum.
Now, assuming someone was going to be serving 20 years.
This is a £1,000,000 saving to the tax payer booked to our account in just a few minutes.
It makes for sobering and uncomfortable thought in these austere times.
The average cost for a high security prisoner in the UK is £50,000 per annum.
Now, assuming someone was going to be serving 20 years.
This is a £1,000,000 saving to the tax payer booked to our account in just a few minutes.
It makes for sobering and uncomfortable thought in these austere times.
I cant agree with that, a natural extension is its ok for terrorism, because the natural justice system doesnt convict Blair for war crimes, its ok for Animal Liberationists to fire bomb, and so on.
You may not feel it works, but for all its faults it is still our legal system, and every time someone chooses to step outside of it, no matter how justified they may feel, they have to pay the consequences
You may not feel it works, but for all its faults it is still our legal system, and every time someone chooses to step outside of it, no matter how justified they may feel, they have to pay the consequences
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