{"id":182276,"date":"2024-11-25T19:55:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/25\/elle-edwards-murder-victims-father-felt-sick-after-finding-out-co-defendant-eligible-for-early-release\/"},"modified":"2024-11-25T19:55:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:55:04","slug":"elle-edwards-murder-victims-father-felt-sick-after-finding-out-co-defendant-eligible-for-early-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/25\/elle-edwards-murder-victims-father-felt-sick-after-finding-out-co-defendant-eligible-for-early-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Elle Edwards: Murder victim’s father ‘felt sick’ after finding out co-defendant eligible for early release"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The father of murdered beautician Elle Edwards “felt sick” after finding out her killer’s co-defendant is being released early as part of a government scheme.<\/p>\n

Ms Edwards<\/strong><\/a>, 26, was shot dead outside a pub in Wallasey, Merseyside, on Christmas Eve in 2022 after being innocently caught in the middle of a gang feud.<\/p>\n

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Connor Chapman, 23, was sentenced to life in prison<\/strong><\/a> with a minimum of 48 years after being found guilty of her murder.<\/p>\n

Thomas Waring, 21, was imprisoned for nine years for possession of a prohibited weapon and assisting an offender.<\/p>\n

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Last week, Ms Edwards’s father Tim got a letter from the Ministry of Justice to say Waring would be released early as part of a scheme to free up prison spaces.<\/p>\n

It said he could be freed as early as April 2026 – 15 months earlier than planned.<\/p>\n

“It makes me sick to think he’s being rewarded for his crimes, by being released early,” Mr Edwards told the UK Tonight with Sarah-Jane Mee<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n

“It pains me to think that this is the case, not just in our case but in other cases that are happening regularly.”<\/p>\n

Mr Edwards said he thought the government had “lost sight of the human aspect in this decision” in an effort “to crunch numbers”.<\/p>\n

He added: “This is a decision very much about the human consequences – we’re not making spaces for extra cars in a car park, this is about people’s lives, victims of crime.<\/p>\n

“To be sort of disregarded, how you feel going through that as a victim or family member of a victim, it’s very impersonal.<\/p>\n

“It needs to be looked at on a case by case [basis].”<\/p>\n

He told Sky News the prime minister had written to him and said he’d asked the justice secretary to follow up with the family.<\/p>\n

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Mr Edwards said he would “absolutely” be asking for a system whereby families can challenge decisions to release a prisoner.<\/p>\n

“I think it’s important that’s changed, and families of victims are given a bit more input into what happens to offenders when they’re released and where they’re released to,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Earlier this year, the first of 1,100 inmates<\/strong><\/a> were released early to ease pressure on the prison system.<\/p>\n

Some interviewed as they left jail thanked Sir Keir Starmer<\/strong><\/a> and his government – while others popped bottles of champagne.<\/p>\n

The move has proved unpopular with the public<\/strong><\/a>, with concerns raised about reoffending and safeguarding.<\/p>\n

As well as killing Ms Edwards, Chapman injured five men, two of which were his intended targets.<\/p>\n

Their trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard that Waring helped burn out the Mercedes that was used to carry out the shooting.<\/p>\n

After they were sentenced last year, Mr Edwards said he hoped Chapman “rots in hell”, shouting “goodbye lad” and “scumbag” as the judge read out the sentence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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