Pilot Robert Brown, who bludgeoned his wife Joanna Simpson to death, will not be allowed out of prison after her mother’s plea
A PILOT who bludgeoned his wife to death will not be released from prison – after her mother begged him to stay behind bars.
Joanna Simpson‘s murderous husband Robert Brown had fought to be released from prison, but a judge ruled against it today.
6
6
6
6
The mother-of-two was brutally hit on the head with a claw hammer 14 times before her body was thrown into the boot of a car.
Then she was driven there a pre-dug gravewhere her body remained until it was found five days later.
The horror crime was committed by Brown at her home in Windsor, within earshot of them two children in 2010.
The following year he was thrown behind bars for 26 years after being convicted of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.
Brown was scheduled to be released to the Attorney General’s office in early November Alex Chalk boarded – to use “detention powers” to keep him behind bars.
The killer then started a criminal investigation Judgement at the High Court against Chalk’s decision to block his automatic release jail.
The review concluded today and it was ruled that Brown would remain behind bars.
It came days after Joanna’s mother Di Parkes opened up about it how scared she would be if Brown were to walk the streets again.
Speaking Good morning Great Britain On Monday, Di said: “We fear his release because he is dangerous and it was certainly not manslaughter, but premeditated.
“He dug the hole where he had put the garden box many months earlier and it was so carefully planned.
‘I do not really know [what he will do]but I hope he will come and kill me first, so that my whole family and in fact women in general will be safe I think he’s a psychopath.”
During a hearing earlier this month, it became clear that Brown could be at risk of killing again if he is released from prison early and “is unrepentant.”
The Department of Justice argued he posed a “significant risk of serious harm” due to his “non-involvement” with probation officers, which allowed officers to properly assess the danger.
The killer’s lawyers said it was a “political decision‘ made by the State Secretary under pressure from the media and not based on policy.
It was revealed that before a decision was made in October last year, the Secretary of State had received letters from 220 MPs raising concerns about the matter.
If he killed me, he would basically be sent to prison for the rest of his life.
Di Parkes
Brown’s lawyer Philip Rule KC argued that due to the extensive media campaign surrounding the case, the Minister of Justice “seized the decision to detain Brown to justify” rather than first gathering evidence.
He told London’s High Court today: “There was no open mind applied by the time you had to make a decision.”
Mr Rule added: “This issue does not seem to be staying off the top of the pile for the Minister because of the attention it is receiving.”
Joanna’s family and close friends have been campaigning since her death to prevent Brown from being released halfway through his 26-year manslaughter sentence.
The sun launched its Justice For Joanna campaign last year to ask the attorney general to review Brown’s case.
What happened to Joanna Simpson?
On Halloween in 2010, ex-BA pilot Brown murdered 46-year-old Joanna at their family home in Ascot while their two children played nearby.
Brown punched Joanna in the head fourteen times before placing her body in the boot of his car.
This followed a sustained period of domestic violence which contained coercive controlisolation, intimidation and serious violence.
Joanna’s body was found buried five days later a pre-dug grave.
The mother of two’s tragic death occurred just a week before the finalization of their divorce.
After her death, the Joanna Simpson Foundation was established in her memory.
The foundation’s work is based on its beliefs, values and the love of its children.
The mother’s death occurred just a week before hers parting of Brown was completed.
Their relationship was volatile – with a persistent period of domestic violence which contained coercive controlisolation, intimidation and serious violence.
In 2007, things got so bad that Brown held a knife to Joanna’s chest.
Di added: “When he took a knife to my daughter in 2007, he sadly told her that he had hated her family for the eight years they were married.”
The heartbroken mother continued: “I mean it because I’m turning 85 in May. I’ve lived my life and my family… I’m scared.
“My granddaughter, my grandson, my son and his family. We are all terrified.
“He should certainly have served his 26-year sentence and in fact he would have served two-thirds of that now, but unfortunately 12 years ago that was half.
“If he killed me, he would actually have to go to prison for the rest of his life.”
6
6