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Murder of James Bulger
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INDEX More about James Introduction Murder Arrest Trial Post-trial Appeal and release Subsequent events
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JAMES BULGER BornJames Patrick Bulger 16 March 1990 Liverpool, Merseyside, LiverpoolMerseyside ParentsRalph Stephen Bulger Denise Bulger (now Fergus) Victim home: KirkbyEngland Died12 February 1993 (aged 2) Liverpool, Merseyside, England Murder by beating Murder
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INTRODUCTION Murdered by two ten years old boys. New Strand Shopping Centre The youngest convicted
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MURDER 12 February 1993 The boys were playing truant from schooltruant They were planning to find a child to abduct Tom had disappeared at Tym's butcher's “James was his younger brother.
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James Bulger being abducted
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TORTURING Paint in his eyes Kicked and stomped Threw bricks and stones at him Batteries were placed in Bulger's mouth and into his anus (denied). Iron bar in his head Laid Bulger across the railway tracks
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ARREST Detective Superintendent Albert Kirby CCTV Blue paint on their clothing Blood on their shoes (DNA tests) Part of a shoe worn by Thompson
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TRIAL 1 November 1993 The parents of the accused were moved The boys denied the charges Doli incapax Psychiatrist Dr. Eileen Vizard The youngest convicted murderers of the 20th century The names of the killers to be released
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POST-TRIAL Ten years The Sun newspaper The film Child's PlayChild's Play
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DETENTION The locations were not publicly Taught to conceal their real life Posttraumatic stress disorder
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APPEAL AND RELEASE In 1999, lawyers for Thompson and Venables appealed to the European Court of Human RightsEuropean Court of Human Rights In October 2000, he recommended the tariff be reduced from ten to eight years In June 2001, they release Rules (they can be returned to prison)
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 2004 Jame`s mother received a tip-off from an anonymous source that helped her locate Thompson 2008 a memorial garden in Bulger's Facebook On 21 June 2010, Venables was charged with possession and distribution of indecent images of children
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NEW VOCABULARY Abducted Playing truant from school CCTV Trial Doli incapax Secuestrado Haciendo pellas Circuito cerrado de cámaras. Juicio No responsables de sus actos.
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