Parole of rapist

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Inconceivable that such a serious offender should even be considered for parole so soon, the trial really wasn't that long ago, that together with all the question mark hanging over possible other crimes he may well have committed.

I agree he should now be charged and tried for another of the rapes he is believed to have committed.

"lessons will be learned" - or not as it would seem.

No doubt when this man re-offends and he surely will we will be subjected to another Official Enquiry taking years to compile and costing massive amounts of money,

This beggars belief. There is nothing about it that makes any sense.

I cannot understand how this man can be deemed safe to release. His meticulous planning and obsession with rape is part of his personality. He attempted to appeal his sentence and seems to minimise and deny his behaviour. We all know the prisons are over full but releasing people like this man won't solve that problem. We need to imprison less people and save prisons for individuals like this, whose crimes are horrific and whose behaviour patterns are well established.

This week saw the conviction of a man who killed his third female partner at the point she called an end to their relationship.

I don't agree with the comment about castration, not least because it's been tried and found wanting. I'd be interested to see the psychiatric and probation reports that presumably persuaded the Parole board this man is safe for release. I expect he has a diagnosis that includes 'psychopath'. How does that fit with release 9 years into an indeterminate sentence, with a minimum of 8 years?

If (or when) he reoffends perhaps those voting in favour of his release should be charged with aiding and abetting - if that happened I doubt so many dangerous prisoners would be released.