Colin Pitchfork, the child rapist and murderer who was sentenced to life in prison in 1988, will soon be a free man.
On 31 November 1983, Lynda Mann was raped and strangled by Pitchfork in Leicestershire; on 31 July 1986, Dawn Ashworth was raped and strangled by him in a neighbouring village. Both girls were just 15.
The pathologist who examined Dawn’s body, which had been hidden under branches in a field, said it showed signs of a ‘brutal sexual assault’.
Pitchfork, who left his baby son in his car asleep when he raped and murdered Lynda Manns, showed no sign of remorse when caught.
I don’t trust the police and probation service to correctly monitor Pitchfork
Pitchfork had a history of violence against women. In 1979, he forced a 16-year-old girl into a field and sexually assaulted her before fleeing when he thought someone was approaching. He also orally raped a 16-year-old girl while threatening her with a screwdriver and a knife in October 1985.
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