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Dec 10, 2019 · Ian Simms was convicted of Helen McCourt's murder following overwhelming DNA evidence. Last month the Parole Board said the 63-year-old had "met the test for release", which would be subject to a series of conditions. The conditions included living at a designated address, being "of good behaviour" and reporting for supervision appointments.
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Mrs McCourt and her son Michael made victim impact statements and read them out to the panel on the day before the hearing. The victim impact statement of Michael’s wife Susan was also read to the panel.
Jan 30, 2020 · For more than three decades, Marie McCourt, now 72, has felt tormented by pub landlord Simms for his refusal to reveal what happened to her 22-year-old daughter’s body after he abducted and...
Jan 9, 2020 · The family of Helen McCourt, who was murdered in 1988, have told Sky News they are pursuing a judicial review to try and overturn a decision to release her killer from prison. Helen's brother Michael confirmed to Sky News that they intend to fight the Parole Board's decision to release Ian Simms who was convicted of her murder.
Nov 21, 2019 · The mother of murder victim Helen McCourt says she is "horrified" her daughter's killer is to be released having never revealed where he hid her body. Marie McCourt said she was "in shock" after ...
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Jun 28, 2022 · Mrs McCourt's 22-year-old daughter vanished on her way home from work in St Helens, Merseyside, in 1988 and pub landlord Simms was jailed for life a year later after being found guilty of...
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Nov 8, 2023 · A local pub landlord, Ian Simms, was handed a life sentence in 1989 for Helen McCourt’s murder despite her body never being found, and he was released in 2020 and died in 2022. He always...
