Katie Piper acid attacker set for early jail release as Parole Board decision sparks fury

Katie Piper acid attacker set for early jail release as Parole Board decision sparks fury:

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 The Parole Board last night came under fire after Katie Piper lost her desperate battle to keep her acid attacker in jail.  Despite leaving the Strictly star scarred for life, Stefan Sylvestre will be released from his life sentence after just nine years.  Katie, 34, had appeared at his parole hearing to warn the board she would be devastated if the thug is back on the streets.  But officials agreed he no longer posed a danger to the public and he is likely to be freed within weeks.  It came despite ­recommendations from three experts that Sylvestre should be moved to an open prison before being considered for release.  The decision sparked fury. Director of campaign group Voice 4 Victims Harry Fletcher said: “This looks like another extraordinary decision by the Parole Board.  “In cases like Katie’s involving violence, all victims will be extremely anxious and ­frightened about the release of attackers.  “It is essential the parole conditions offer total protection to the victim and further evidence must be provided by the Minister for Justice as to why the Parole Board think that the public is safe from this offender. Unusually, Katie read out her own victim impact statement, which shows her ­determination to keep him behind bars.  Ordinarily, a written statement is read out as it is a ­traumatic experience for victims to attend the hearing held in the prison.”  In 2008, Sylvestre threw sulphuric acid at Katie in North London when she was 24 on the orders of her ex-boyfriend Daniel Lynch after she dumped him.  The former model had 40 operations to treat her burns. She had to wear a plastic face mask and turned to alcohol as she battled depression.  A judge at the trial of Lynch and Sylvestre branded them “the face of pure evil”.  But during the parole hearing on July 16, the board were told how Sylvestre now “displayed empathy for the victim and expressed remorse and shame for his action” as well as “a desire to live a law-abiding life in the future”.  The offender manager, offender ­supervisor and prison psychologist felt the 30-year-old would “benefit from a period in open ­conditions” before release. It was only a forensic psychologist, instructed by his legal team, who recommended release.  The offender manager felt that Sylvestre had “not always been open and honest and there were inconsistencies in his account of the index offence and his background”.  The summary said other concerns had been raised that his “future plans were unrealistic and it was not sure he would be able to lead a crime-free ­lifestyle and resist negative influences of his peers”.  But it added: “The forensic psychologist told the panel there were factors which would protect him from returning to offending and a criminal lifestyle, including his improved relationship with his family.  “There was evidence that he had avoided negative influences in prison.  “He was not impulsive, he had good skills, self-control and was ­motivated to maintain the change that appear
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[thomasstarlingcollector]

Stefan and Daniel should both be in jail for life. I can't believe stefan got out early when he carried out the attack.

[adelaidemarie]

Are you wishing for every human that has ever committed a crime, any crime, to be imprisoned for life? Is this a for$profit new deal?