Could Hindley go free to live in a convent?
Myra Hindley could be freed within months, it was claimed last night. Her supporters are so sure the Moors Murderer will be released that they have already earmarked three possible safe houses for her to live in, including a convent in the South of England. The news came as it emerged that seven Law Lords will hear an appeal next month lodged by two murderers against the minimum jail terms they were set by the Home Secretary. The fact the case of Anthony Anderson and John Taylor will be heard by seven of the most senior judges rather than the usual five is an indication of the importance of the issue. If the murderers win, as legal experts predict, the judgment would end the role of the politicians interfering with the sentencing process by imposing their own minimum terms or tariffs. Anderson and Taylor’s barrister, Edward Fitzgerald, QC, also represents Hindley. He is expected to launch an immediate appeal against Hindley’s ‘full life’ tariff if their test case succeeds. It is extrem
