Essex Boys' killer Jack Whomes has been freed from prison after being cleared for release by the Parole Board. Whomes, 59, was given three life sentences in 1998 and told to serve at least 23 years. He's now free and has returned to live with his mum after winning a Parole Board hearing, the Mirror understands. Whomes is understood to be on licence while working as a mechanic and living with his mother in Suffolk. Whomes and his friend Michael Steele, now 76, were found guilty of shooting drug dealers Tony Tucker, 38, Pat Tate, 37 and Craig Rolfe, 26, in a Range Rover in Rettendon, Essex, in 1995. They were thought to have supplied the ecstasy taken by Leah Betts, 18, who died three weeks earlier. Whomes’ mum Pam told the Sun on Sunday : “Jack is out and is doing OK and has a good job.” Brother John, 58, a retired builder, added: “We are over the moon that Jack is home and with his mum, which is what he has always wanted. “But we are still fighting to clear Jack’s … [Read more...] about Essex boys’ killer Jack Whomes freed from prison 23 years after life sentence
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: The five-year fight for freedom
Philip Whiteside, news reporter Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is a British-Iranian woman who has been in jail in Iran for five years. The Iranian regime claims she was working against the state when she was arrested on a visit to the country to see her parents with her daughter. Here is a timeline of events that have left a family split apart and resulted in diplomacy at the highest level. October 2010 Joins Thomson Reuters Foundation Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe joins the Thomson Reuters Foundation, a charity that says it promotes "socio-economic progress" and the rule of law through a series of training programmes. Advertisement Before the move, she worked for BBC Media Action for around 18 months, the corporation's international development charity which uses "the power of media and communication to help reduce poverty and support people in understanding their rights". June 2014 Birth of her daughter Gabriella, the only daughter of Mrs … [Read more...] about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: The five-year fight for freedom
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Boris Johnson hits out at Iran with British woman’s fate still unclear despite ankle tag being removed
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said it is "totally unacceptable" that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is unable to leave Iran after her sentence ended. The dual UK- Iran citizen has been held in the country for five years over claims she plotted to overthrow the government - which she denies. On Sunday, the ankle tag to track her location was removed but she faces a new court date next week. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe 's lawyer told Sky News she had been released after her sentence expired and could now move around, as long as she does not leave the country. Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, called it a "mixed" development as she is still unable to return to the UK, but said his wife was happy the ankle tag was off. Advertisement Pleased to see the removal of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s ankle tag, but her continued confinement remains totally unacceptable. She must be released permanently so she can return to her family in the UK, and we continue to do … [Read more...] about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Boris Johnson hits out at Iran with British woman’s fate still unclear despite ankle tag being removed
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘told to pack’ for return to prison over fresh charges, husband claims
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been told to "pack a bag" for a return to prison after being summoned to court over new charges, according to her husband. The British-Iranian mother has been detained in Iran since 2016 when she was sentenced to five years in jail over allegations of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government - which she denies. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife - who has been out of prison on furlough but under house arrest in Tehran since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic - was told she needed to pack a bag to bring to a new court hearing on Monday as it would end in her being jailed again. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Richard Ratcliffe says his wife is 'held as a bargaining chip' "We don't know what will happen on Monday; we don't know how far and how soon they will take forward their prison threat," he said. "But we do know that the Revolutionary Guard are signalling something to the British … [Read more...] about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe ‘told to pack’ for return to prison over fresh charges, husband claims
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband ‘in limbo’ after Christmas hopes dashed
The husband of detained British woman Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe said he was in limbo after hopes that she would be home from Iran in time for Christmas were dashed. Richard Ratcliffe spent his second festive period apart from his wife and three-year-old daughter Gabriella - but said the situation now was "a lot more positive" than last year. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who is British-Iranian, was arrested in Tehran in 2016 and is serving a five-year sentence over allegations - which she denies - of planning to topple Iran's government. Hopes for progress have been raised after a visit to the country earlier in December by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson - who had previously come under political pressure after a gaffe about the case. Last week it emerged she had been marked as "eligible for early release" on the Iranian judiciary's database. Advertisement Mr Ratcliffe said he had hoped his wife would be home in time for Christmas Day or Boxing Day but that … [Read more...] about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband ‘in limbo’ after Christmas hopes dashed