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Who is David Harker ?

David Harker is serving a life sentence after admitting to the 1998 murder of Julie Paterson in Darlington.

Partial remains of her were discovered a month after her disappearance, but the rest of her body has never been found.

Harker is one of the first assassins to be denied freedom under Helen’s Law.

A murder investigation was launched when parts of Ms. Paterson’s dismembered body were found in a garbage container, hidden in a garden hedge.

Mother

Police believe the 32-year-old mother of four was strangled in Harker’s Darlington apartment, and although Harker bragged that she had eaten parts of Paterson with a plate of pasta, she never revealed where the rest of the remains were. . she.

Harker admitted manslaughter

Harker admitted manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility and was jailed for life at Teesside Crown Court in February 1999.

The judge, Judge Bennett, recommended that he serve at least 14 years before parole is considered.

Under Helen’s Law, which was enacted in January, it is more difficult for inmates who refuse to reveal the location of a body to obtain parole.

The legislation is called Helen’s Law in honor of Helen McCourt, whose killer Ian Simms was released from jail without revealing the location of her remains.

Her mother, Marie McCourt, spent five years calling for the legislation before she finally got royal approval in November after a series of political and constitutional setbacks.

Killer

Under the law, the killers could still be released if they are no longer considered a risk to the public, even if they refuse to release information, but the Parole Board will be legally bound to consider whether they have cooperated with the investigations as part of their evaluation.

The Board of Parole confirmed that Harker’s case had been dismissed Tuesday, but has not yet provided further details on how the decision was made.

Harker will be eligible for another parole decision in about two years.

Meanwhile, Glyn Razzell, who is also serving a life sentence for the murder of his 41-year-old ex-wife, Linda Razzell, was also denied parole under Helen’s Law on Wednesday.

Ms Razzell, a mother of four, disappeared on her way to work at Swindon College in Wiltshire in March 2002.

The couple became embroiled in divorce proceedings when she disappeared and her judgment heard that she was facing a financial settlement that he was unwilling to accept.

Razzell denied her murder, but a jury found her guilty and no trace of her body was found.

Both prisoners will be eligible for another parole decision in about two years.