Ian simms released

The Mirror reports that the former George and Dragon pub landlord Simms, aged in his mids, has died and cited a Ministry of Justice source.

By Charlotte Mclaughlin For Mailonline. The mother of Helen McCourt has described the death of her daughter's killer two years after he was released from prison as a 'great relief'. Marie McCourt has said she now hopes that someone connected to murderer Ian Simms will come forward and reveal where he hid her daughter's body after she vanished in Merseyside in The insurance clerk was walking home from work in Billinge, Merseyside, when Simms, a pub landlord, murdered the year-old. Simms, 65, a former pub landlord, died last week in 'supervised' accommodation and it's understood no cause of death has yet been given. Mrs McCourt from St Helens in Merseyside, told the Mirror : 'It's a great relief knowing that this man is at last wiped off this earth. I'm hoping now maybe he spoke to somebody in prison or maybe one of his friends or family who were perhaps too scared to come forward when he was alive, will do so now.

Ian simms released

Helen McCourt 29 July — c. The case is a rare example in which a murder conviction has been obtained without the presence of a body , and was among the first in the UK to use DNA fingerprinting. In , McCourt's mother Marie began a campaign to require convicted murderers to reveal the location of their victims' remains before being considered for parole. The campaign led to the introduction of the Prisoners Disclosure of Information About Victims Act , popularly known as "Helen's Law", in May , and the bill passed into law in November , after Simms release in February Helen McCourt spoke with her mother Marie by telephone before p. She was planning to go out for the evening with her new boyfriend and wanted her tea ready earlier so that she would have time to wash her hair. Two days before her disappearance, McCourt had been involved in a heated argument with a woman in a pub called the George and Dragon now the Billinge Arms. The landlord was Ian Simms, who was aged 31 at the time and married with two small children. McCourt departed the bus around p. Within minutes, a man leaving another bus heard a loud, abruptly stopped scream coming from the pub. McCourt has never been seen since that night. While being questioned by police, Simms came under suspicion when he became extremely nervous. His car was impounded , and forensic scientists found traces of Helen's blood in the form of spots on the rubber sill of the boot and a stain on the boot carpet.

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A murderer who has refused to reveal the whereabouts of his victim's remains has been released from prison. The mother of Helen McCourt, who disappeared in Merseyside in , said she felt "numb" when she was told her daughter's killer had been freed. Ian Simms, now 63, was convicted of killing the year-old, whose body has never been found despite searches. Simms has been released after Ms McCourt's mother Marie lost a legal bid on Tuesday to keep him behind bars. Mrs McCourt has previously urged the government to deny parole to killers who do not disclose the location of their victims' bodies.

A man jailed over the murder of a year-old woman is due to be freed from prison imminently despite never revealing where he hid her remains. Her body has never been found. Her family urged the government to deny parole to killers who do not disclose the location of their victims's bodies. But a High Court bid to keep Simms in jail was refused. Ms McCourt's family had launched a legal challenge to keep Simms in prison ahead of a judicial review of the Parole Board's decision to free him. Lawyers representing Helen's mother, Marie McCourt, argued that he should remain in jail until her legal case had concluded. Lord Justice Dingemans said the Parole Board, having reviewed the latest psychological evidence on Simms, considers that he would never disclose the location of her remains even if he was never set free.

Ian simms released

Sign up for our daily newsletter to get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox. We have more newsletters. The mother of Helen McCourt has described the death of her daughter's killer as a 'great relief'. Marie McCourt has said she now hopes that someone connected to murderer Ian Simms will come forward and reveal where he hid her body following his death. Reports have said Simms died last week.

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Marie McCourt says it is "heart-breaking" and "just so very, very, sad" that Ian Simms did not reveal where he buried her daughter Helen. The mother of a murder victim whose body has never been found is hoping new information will come to light - now her daughter's killer has died. Marie McCourt is wondering whether friends or family of Ian Simms, who may have been too scared to speak out while he was alive, will do so now.

In the meantime, Simms was given a parole hearing and judges agreed he could go free. Last Updated:. The blood was later identified as McCourt's. Helen McCourt's body has never been found. He always maintained his innocence, despite never saying where he hid her body. Marie McCourt, Helen's mother. Dominatrix who threatened to reveal nude pictures of Prince Harry's 'crazy Las Vegas night' tells of her Manchester United FC. We need the youthful energy of Prince Edward's children to help turn things around Helen's body has never been found, with Simms spending more than 30 years in prison where he maintained his innocence and refused to say where Helen's body was buried. Ian Simms, pictured in , was found guilty of the year-old's abduction and murder. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.