Levi Bellfield calls off his jailhouse marriage ceremony

Evil serial killer Levi Bellfield has known as off his marriage ceremony after his fiancee was reluctant to take the monster’s identify. 

The 55–year-old former wheel clamper, whose victims embody Milly Dowler, 13, now not needs to tie the knot – regardless of profitable a authorized combat permitting him to marry. 

Sources say the marriage plans had been scrapped as a result of Bellfield and his fiancee realised they had been by no means going to get pleasure from a correct relationship. 

She was additionally involved in regards to the truth her identify might seem on any marriage certificates if she went by way of with the ceremony.

Last night time Bellfield’s fiancee confirmed the pair will not be strolling down the aisle at HMP Frankland the place he’s imprisoned alongside fellow murders Ian Huntley and Wayne Couzens.

And in a rare assertion she insisted she solely ever agreed to marry Bellfield so he might put on a hoop in his cell.

The lady, who doesn’t want to be recognized, instructed MailOnline: ‘I bought a hoop for Levi as a present, however was instructed he could not have it until he received married.

‘We by no means anticipated the jail to push issues so far as they did. But after they continued to refuse to permit Levi to put on the ring we felt as if we had no alternative.

‘But we can’t be getting married. It’s a joint determination. Levi is gutted however he is way more upset that he will not be capable to put on the ring I’ve received for him.’

Revealing how she plans to hold on seeing Bellfield, who additionally murdered Marsha McDonnell, 19, and Amelie Delagrange, 22, she added: ‘I’ll proceed with my visits and proceed to try to get the ring allowed.’

The pair have now formally instructed jail officers they now not have any intention to marry – bringing an finish to a expensive saga which will likely be an enormous reduction to the numerous victims of Bellfield.

Bellfield was launched to his fiancée by way of the Yorkshire Ripper, Peter Sutcliffe, who was buddies with the lady.

Bellfield and Sutcliffe had been on the identical wing in Durham’s HMP Frankland.

Bellfield requested to be put in contact with the lady, who’s in her forties, after seeing her image in Sutcliffe’s cells.

Details of their engagement first emerged in May 2022 after Bellfield requested the lady for her hand in marriage throughout a jail go to. 

The proposal precipitated political outrage, with the then Prime Minister Boris Johnson claiming he was ‘sickened and appalled’ by the prospect of the serial killer getting married behind bars. 

Anger solely grew when it later emerged that Bellfield had received a taxpayer-funded authorized battle with justice chiefs over his proper to marry.

He secured the proper to be granted as much as £30,000 on Legal Aid after his legal professionals threatened a Judicial Review and cited the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1983 Marriage Act.

It was believed that Bellfield needed the Harry Styles music, Watermelon Sugar, performed throughout the ceremony.  

Former Justice Minister Dominic Raab launched a Victims and Prisoners invoice – presently going by way of parliament – which is able to axe the proper of whole-life tariff inmates to wed.

Bellfield is serving two whole-life orders for a killing spree in south west London from 2002 to 2004. 

In May, it was revealed he had additionally reportedly confessed to police beneath warning to the 1999 homicide of scholar Elizabeth Chau, 19. Police later stated he was mendacity

He is serving two whole-life tariffs and is held at Category A Frankland Prison, County Durham.

A Ministry of Justice spokesperson stated: ‘Prisoners who’ve dedicated essentially the most heinous crimes shouldn’t be ready get married. 

‘That’s why we’re introducing new legal guidelines to dam these on whole-life orders from doing so.’