- Brown has proven no regret and officers worry he’s a danger to any future companion
- He claims Justice Secretary’s determination to cease his early launch was illegal
A pilot who battered his estranged spouse to loss of life may kill once more if he’s launched from jail, a court docket heard yesterday.
Former British Airways pilot Robert Brown has proven no regret and officers worry he’s a danger to any future spouse or girlfriend, and to the household and mates of his sufferer Joanna Simpson, together with the couple’s two youngsters.
Joanna’s mom Diana Parkes and her finest pal Hetti Barkworth-Nanton led a high-profile marketing campaign to dam his automated launch from jail, after he served 13 years of a 26-year sentence.
Mrs Parkes has stated she fears for her household’s security if Brown is launched on licence.
Brown has launched authorized motion towards Justice Secretary Alex Chalk and claims the minister’s determination to cease his early launch was illegal.
Former British Airways pilot Robert Brown has proven no regret and officers worry he’s a danger to any future spouse or girlfriend
Brown bludgeoned his estranged spouse Joanna Simpson (above) to loss of life of their former marital dwelling in Ascot in 2010
Lawyers for the Ministry of Justice stated Mr Chalk had referred the case to the Parole Board due to ‘cheap’ fears that Brown, 60, may offend once more.
They included fears he may commit homicide, manslaughter or make threats to kill, the High Court heard.
Lawyer Iain Steele, for the Justice Secretary, stated: ‘The Secretary of State can resolve to not launch a prisoner on licence if he has causes to imagine he shall be harmful if launched.’ He added: ‘His [Brown’s] danger isn’t manageable … We are coping with a really harmful particular person.’
Brown bludgeoned his estranged spouse Joanna, 46, to loss of life of their former marital dwelling in Ascot in 2010.
He was acquitted of homicide however admitted manslaughter by diminished duty, due to a stress-related ‘adjustment dysfunction’.
Since he was jailed in 2011 he has refused to cooperate with jail psychiatrists and psychologists, the High Court heard, and officers warned of his ‘vanity and narcissism’.
Lawyers for Brown stated Mr Chalk’s determination to dam his launch was illegal and appeared to have been politically motivated, due to the marketing campaign to maintain him behind bars.
A ruling is anticipated later this yr.