LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Bulger parents campaign for longer sentences for killers

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

25 May 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

George Matheson reports on the petition delivered to the Home Office by the parents of murdered toddler James Bulger to appeal for a longer sentence for the two killers. Includes interviews with Ray Matthews, James’ uncle; Denise Bulger, the mother of James; family solicitor Sean Sexton who comments on the American civil rights lawyer who believes the two murderers rights were infringed.

Contributors

George Matheson; Ray Matthews; Sean Sexton; Denise Bulger

Keywords

USA; Human rights; Crime; Homicide; Children (age group); Murderers; Murder trials; Criminal justice system; Sentencing; James Bulger; Jon Venables; Robert Thompson; Petitioning

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