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Family of murdered woman traumatised after being handed photo of her killer laughing by police

The Independent·Holly Evans·about 1 month ago
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The family of a murdered woman say they were traumatised after being handed a photo by police officers of her killer upon his release from prison – only for it to show him openly smiling. Emma King has spent the last two decades rebuilding her life after brutally losing her sister Julie, who was strangled to death by her ex-husband Richard Butcher in 2005. He was jailed for life with a minimum term of 13 years after pleading guilty to her murder, which saw him lure the 25-year-old to the house under the pretence of collecting keys, only for him to launch his fatal attack. From 2016 onwards, Julie’s family knew that her killer would soon be up for release and were horrified to learn he intended to return to the same area of Swindon where they lived. “He was released in October 2020 and I told our liaison officers that I didn’t want to be going through the streets wondering if he was behind me,” Emma told The Independent .…

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