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DENISE FERGUS SPOKE OUT ON ITV GOOD MORNING BRITAIN ON THURSDAY, A DAY ON FROM VENABLES HAVING HIS BID FOR FREEDOM REJECTED BY THE PAROLE BOARD ON WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 13. 10:00, 14 Dec 2023
James Bulger's mum has said she "feels numb" after killer Jon Venables has a bid for freedom denied. Denise Fergus spoke out on ITV Good Morning Britain on Thursday, a day on
from Venables having his bid for freedom rejected by the Parole Board on Wednesday December 13. Denise told the ITV show, which airs from 6am til 9am each weekday: "I’m feeling quite
numb because I didn’t expect the outcome I got yesterday. It’s taken 30 years to get here. I finally now feel I have been listened to. All the promises I got told in the past two or three
years have come to light. "I’m now glad that members of the parliament are now siding with me and understand where exactly I’m going with this and what I’ve said in the past has
actually come true because I did say in the very beginning, if those two weren’t properly punished, either one or both of them will go on to reoffend and this is exactly what’s
happened." READ MORE MET OFFICE SPEAKS OUT OVER 'SNOW BOMB' HITTING 'WHOLE OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND' WITHIN DAYS She explained to hosts Ben Shephard and Charlotte
Hawkins that she has been struggling with sleepless nights. "I’ve had so many sleepless nights over this one again. Because I know for a fact if he was released, we would end up with
another case like James’ and that is something I do not want any other family to go through," Denise went on. Article continues below "The news about him not getting released is
just such a relief for me and my family and close friends. We still can’t really adjust to what we’ve been told because this is the first time I’ve got something my way." She also
branded the past few weeks an "emotional rollercoaster". "Going back to the early days I didn’t think I’d be sitting here 30 years on still fighting for justice for him. It’s
been one hell of a bumpy road I’ve been on. I’m hoping now I’m going to get some peace of mind. I’m hoping that this is a bit of justice for James. I’m hoping this is going to continue
because I do feel he should never see the light of day again," she said. "It’s such a horrible situation to be in. It’s a dark cloud to be under and those dark clouds very rarely
go away. But now I can see some light at the end of the tunnel and I just hope this light starts getting brighter and brighter."