WORKSHOP, England – A convicted murderer, released on parole after spending 21 years in prison, was found to have moved into a bungalow just half a mile away from where he committed the brutal killing of two sisters. David Bierton, a lifer, was approved for release on license by the Parole Board in 2017. Despite repeated breaches of his license, he was approved for release again in 2020 and moved into a bungalow in Worksop, just half a mile from the location of the double murder he committed in 1996.
Bierton was found guilty of murdering two vulnerable sisters and setting their bodies on fire. He was initially welcomed back into the community with strict conditions on his release. However, after repeatedly breaching his license by drinking and taking drugs, he was recalled to prison. Two years later, in May 2020, he was again approved for release by the Parole Board.
The decision to place Bierton, a convicted murderer, next door to a 73-year-old grandmother has left the community in shock. Residents expressed their disbelief at the decision, citing the horrific nature of Bierton’s past crimes. The grandmother, Pauline Quinn, had found herself living next door to a man who had committed a similar crime in the past.
Family members of the victims expressed their deep concern, with one relative recounting the impact the double-murder had on their family. The release of the convicted murderer has reignited fears and trauma that the community experienced after the initial crime in 1996.
Bierton’s sentencing is scheduled to take place at Nottingham Crown Court on Wednesday. The decision to release a convicted murderer into a community where he had committed a heinous crime decades earlier has sparked outrage and concern among local residents.