Why is Jon Venables identity protected?

A lifelong injunction made in 2001 has allowed Venables to live under a cloak of anonymity since his release from a life sentence for the kidnap, torture and murder of the two-year-old in February 1993.

Did Jon Venables get a new identity?

Venables was given extensive rehabilitation during his time in a young offenders’ institute and was issued with a new identity after leaving. His identity has been changed twice since, after he compromised his identity and told friends he was a convicted murderer.

Did Jon Venables parents get anonymity?

Mother of James Bulger shows pictures of son in anniversary documentary. James was murdered by 10-year-olds Venables and Robert Thompson after they snatched him from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993. Both Venables and Thompson were later granted lifelong anonymity by a High Court judge.

What does it mean to be granted anonymity?

If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it.

What is Thompson’s new name?

Robert Thompson is living under a new identity While he has not reoffended since being released, in the two-part documentary, one of the investigators who questioned Thompson suggested that he was the ringleader of the attack, calling him “street smart” and “switched on”.

What happened to Bulger’s father?

Ralph is currently 53 years old according to Entertainment Daily and he lives in Kirkby, Liverpool with his partner Natalie and their six-year-old daughter. A 2003 report from BBC News also stated that Ralph Bulger was in a relationship with another partner at the time and that they had three daughters together.

Is being anonymous good?

The anonymity in everyday life enables people to be free to do many worthwhile things without feeling inhibited. The loss of anonymity might make many people more civil in their speech and more circumspect in their actions. That’s a good thing. Anonymity is an issue where it is hard to take one side or the other.

Is it illegal to get a new identity?

NO. It is illegal to change your identity to escape legal troubles, from criminal to civil to financial. You must take an oath that you do not have these things, or that they are fully disclosed, and they will check.