The mother of Helen McCourt has said she prayed her daughter s killer was in hell after he died recently. Ian Simms murdered Marie McCourt s daughter Helen in Merseyside in 1988.
Marie McCourt from Merseyside hopes that someone connected to murderer Ian Simms will come forward and reveal where he hid Helen s body following his death.
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Murderers who refuse to disclose where they disposed of their victim s body could still be freed from jail despite new laws designed to deny them parole.
Martin Jones, the chief executive of the Parole Board, has issued the warning as Helen s Law is due to come into force early next year.
Mr Jones has said convicts will be questioned about where they have hidden a body and failure to co-operate will not work in their favour.
However, he added they will still be released if it is decided they are no longer a risk to the public.
Mr Jones said: This is a really difficult area.