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- Tragic family visits Kray twin to say thanks
Express and Star
The family of tragic former Codsall boy James Fallon have
visited London gangster Reggie Kray in prison - to thank
him personally for helping them. Roger and Elaine Fallon
and their 16-year-old daughter Leanne travelled to Lewes
Prison in Sussex for their first face-to-face meeting
with the notorious Kray twin.
And today Mr Fallon, who flew over from South Africa with
his family for last Saturday's memorial service for James,
called for the former London underworld king to be released
from jail. "I would like mto see him set free. I
think that athis time of life he wants to have some sort
of life to himself after all the years he has served,"
he said.
"When you consider some of the sentences handed out
today then I think that the Home Office should be looking
to release him. "There is no doubt that both the
Krays do a lot of work for charity. They are genuine in
what they do, not just to try to get out of prison."
The Fallons' visit follows a marathon fund-raising appeal
for their son, which was heavily supported by the Kray
twins and a large number of celebrities. "Reggie
was not the kind of man I was expecting. We found him
a very gentle man, not like the character we expected,"
said Mr Fallon.
"We took some albums of photographs of James with
us which we were able to show Reggie. "We asked him
if we could do anything to help him, but he said that
the authorities are handling his case."
James, who lived with his family in Codsall before emigrating
to South Africa, died in March in a Johannesburg hospital
from injuries suffered when he was struck by an underage
motorist. Top surgeons in South Africa managed to save
his life in a seven-hour operation.
He was finally allowed home 18 months later, but died
after going into a coma following injections. |
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