This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition David McGreavy should spend the rest of his life in prison.
David McGreavy parole: Babysitter who killed three children and impaled their bodies on railings cleared for release.
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The man who killed three children before hanging their mutilated bodies on garden railings outside their home has been cleared for release by the Parole Board.
David McGreavy killed Paul Ralph, four, and his sisters Dawn, two, and nine-month-old Samantha in their Worcester home in 1973.
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It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
This isn't something that the UK Government and Parliament can do.
Decisions about releasing prisoners into the community are taken by the Parole Board, which is independent. The Government and Parliament can't change the Parole Board's decision.
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https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/parole-board/about
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