A killer who has been behind bars since 1975 has been told that he will not be released.
The Parole Board for England and Wales has ruled that Patrick Mackay, 65, is “not suitable” to be freed but said he could remain living in an open prison.
Mackay was given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of three manslaughters by diminished responsibility in November 1975.
The Old Bailey heard he had strangled two elderly women and killed a priest with an axe in London and Kent while two other murder charges against him were ordered to lie on file due to a lack of evidence.
A killer who has been behind bars since 1975 has been told that he will not be released.
The Parole Board for England and Wales has ruled that Patrick Mackay, 65, is “not suitable” to be freed but said he could remain living in an open prison.
Mackay was given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of three manslaughters by diminished responsibility in November 1975.
The Old Bailey heard he had strangled two elderly women and killed a priest with an axe in London and Kent while two other murder charges against him were ordered to lie on file due to a lack of evidence.
A killer who has been behind bars since 1975 has been told that he will not be released.
The Parole Board for England and Wales has ruled that Patrick Mackay, 65, is “not suitable” to be freed but said he could remain living in an open prison.
Mackay was given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of three manslaughters by diminished responsibility in November 1975.
The Old Bailey heard he had strangled two elderly women and killed a priest with an axe in London and Kent while two other murder charges against him were ordered to lie on file due to a lack of evidence.
A killer who has been behind bars since 1975 has been told that he will not be released.
The Parole Board for England and Wales has ruled that Patrick Mackay, 65, is “not suitable” to be freed but said he could remain living in an open prison.
Mackay was given a mandatory life sentence after being convicted of three manslaughters by diminished responsibility in November 1975.
The Old Bailey heard he had strangled two elderly women and killed a priest with an axe in London and Kent while two other murder charges against him were ordered to lie on file due to a lack of evidence.