Child killer Jon Venables broke out in a furious fit of rage after being denied parole from prison, it has been claimed.
The 41-year-old is said to have "lost the plot" after being told he must stay behind bars.
After losing his bid to leave prison the notorious murdered "went mad shouting and screaming", a source told The Sun.
Venables is currently in prison after indecent images of children were found on his computer.
Jon Venables was first jailed in the 1990sPAHe was originally jailed alongside Robert Thompson for snatching, torturing and murdering two-year-old James Bulger in 1993.
He was released on licence in July 2001 before being recalled to prison in February 2010 for storing indecent images.
Venables was then released again on licence in August 2013 before being called back in November 2017 for the same offence, with parole judges last considering his case in September 2020.
In the decision, the Parole Board said: “After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and on licence, and the evidence presented in the dossier, the panel was not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public.”
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A summary of the Parole Board’s latest decision added Venables had “accepted that he had a long-term sexual interest in children/indecent images of children”, despite taking part in a “considerable amount of work in prison to address this area of risk”.
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk KC backed the decision to keep Venables behind bars.
He said: "James Bulger's barbaric murder was a crime that shocked the nation and I welcome the Parole Board's decision to keep his killer behind bars.
"Public protection is our number one priority which is why I opposed Jon Venables' release and this Government is reforming the parole system to introduce a stronger ministerial check on the release of the most dangerous offenders."
A spokesperson for the Parole Board said: "We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board refused the release of Jon Venables following an oral hearing.
"Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.
"A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims."