Georgia Williams' parents vow to fight murderer's appeal

Steve and Lynnette Williams say they will be in court on Thursday to make sure Jamie Reynolds is never freed from jail.

The appeal will be heard by the Lord Chief Justice sitting with two of the country's top judges at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand.

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The hearing has the potential to set a precedent on the outcome of any future bids for freedom by the most dangerous killers sentenced to life behind bars.

Sir John Thomas intends to hear Reynolds' case after that of another child killer, as he believes he may be able to issue guidance which would apply in future cases.

Mr and Mrs Williams, of Wellington in Telford, will be represented by one of the country's top barristers.

Mr Richard Whittam QC is First Senior Treasury Counsel at the Central Criminal Court.

He prosecuted Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale for the murder of British Army soldier, Fusilier Drummer Lee Rigby.

Mr Whittam will present the judges with a new victim impact statement from the Williams and will state the reasons why they do not believe Reynolds' term should be reduced.

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"We want to tell the judges what our lives are like now and how that full life term actually eased things a bit for us because we felt justice had been done," said Mrs Williams.

"But now we are back to being anxious again because it's like Reynolds is trying to manipulate what goes on in our lives.

"It's devalues Georgia's life if we don't have a full life sentence.

"In all the reports it said he had the potential to become a serial killer and he won't change.

"He hasn't shown any remorse. He was able to tell police where things in the house were that he had used to kill Georgia.

"But he has never told us where her personal possessions are and we think that's just to try and have power over us.

"When I heard he was appealing my first thought was I am going. I want him to know we are defending that sentence.

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"I want him to know I will fight whatever he tries to do in life that lessens his sentence or makes his life more pleasurable.

"I want him to be punished and if a whole life term is the best punishment we can get in this country that's what Steve and I want."

Reynolds is expected to appeal on the grounds that his age and guilty plea were not given sufficient weight.

Reynolds, of Avondale Road, Wellington was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Wilkie at Stafford Crown Court in December after he agreed with a psychiatric report that he "had the potential to become a serial killer."

Sick Reynolds had lured the 17-year-old, who considered him a friend, to his home where he hanged her in a meticulously planned and sexually motivated attack on May 26 last year.

He had scripted Georgia's death in a story and stockpiled images of girls he knew with nooses he had drawn around their neck. He also possessed photographs of Georgia's older sister Scarlett.