Joanna Simpson's killer Robert Brown barred from transfer to open prison before ... trends now
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A man due for automatic release this year after he killed his estranged wife was blocked from moving to an open jail just last year - because he was deemed to be too dangerous.
Robert Brown is due for automatic release in November having served just 13 years of a 26-year sentence for manslaughter after battering his estranged wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer within earshot of their two young children in 2010.
Just months ago, Brown was still deemed to pose a serious threat to the public, and was kept confined in a category C prison.
According to the Sun, officials ruled he had not met the threshold to show his risk level had lowered.
Ms Simpson's mother Diana Parkes fears Brown still poses a risk to her family and to the public, and has called on Dominic Raab to block his release. She is due to meet him later today.
Just months ago, Brown was still deemed to post a serious threat to the public, and was kept confined in a category C prison
She has previously said: 'Mr Raab has the power to review this case and help prevent the release of Brown in November. It is surely so clear that this would be the right thing to do. I hope and pray he will see sense and help me and my
