23/01/05 - Set me free, says
Yorkshire Ripper
Thisislondon
The Yorkshire Ripper has said he should be allowed
to walk free from prison.
Peter Sutcliffe, who is serving life for the brutal
murders of 13 women, has broken a 24-year silence in
a written statement to the Home Office, according to
The People.
The news comes days after outrage was provoked after
it emerged Sutcliffe was allowed to leave prison to
visit the coastal town of Arnside, Cumbria, where his
late father's ashes were scattered.
Sutcliffe has made a case for his release by saying
he deserves freedom because he is not being treated
for mental illness and has not committed a crime for
25 years, the paper reports.
The statement Sutcliffe allegedly wrote to the Home
Office reads: "The courts convicted me and now
the courts will protect my human rights under Article
Eight.
"I am no longer an insane or dangerous person
and I am not receiving treatment for any form of mental
illness and I have not committed any criminal offence
in over 25 years."
The paper also reports Sutcliffe wrote a longer statement
talking of his plans to get married but Broadmoor prison
staff censored the letter.
This reads: "I hope to be getting married on or
before May 12, 2005. I am looking forward to the wedding
date.
"Since my conviction, never before have I took
such a step but I do so to end further speculation into
my life.
"My hope is that my stay at Broadmoor will be reviewed
and that they will look favourably on my hopes for my
future. And I look forward to the day when my wife and
I are allowed to live as one under the same roof in matrimonial
harmony." |
