Inside the James Bulger trial as his mum hears details for the first time after avoiding court

THE inside story of the James Bulger trial will be revealed tonight - with his grieving mum hearing new details of his death for the first time after she avoided court.

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Channel 5 documentary James Bulger: The Trial tells the story of Venables and Robert Thompson's 1993 trial after they brutally killed the two-year-old - and recreates scenes from the courtroom.

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Jamie Bulger was brutally killed by Venables and ThompsonCredit: PA:Press Association

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Evil Jon Venables at the time of the trial in 1993Credit: Rex Features

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Jamie's mum Denise Fergus says Venables will kill again if he is releasedCredit: Mercury Press Agency

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Jamie's mum Denise Fergus reads her statement to the court for the first time since 1993 in the documentary.

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Looking over the statement, she said: "At the time it had come from my heart.

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"It's been 30 years since I've last seen this and I can't read it, I've described James in it, and I can't do it.

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"I don't want to go back there, I know for a fact it's played back in my mind, if I read that I'm back to day one."

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Denise also explained why she did not attend the harrowing trial at Preston Sessions Court.

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She said: "It's not that I chose not to attend the trial. It's that I was told not to attend because the pressure would have gone to the baby.

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"I had to think about the baby I was carrying too. It's not only that I was grieving one but I was carrying another. I don't want to be going through this."

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Denise said that evil Venables will attack another child if he is ever released.

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She said: "No matter what I'm not going to get James back, I'm fighting for other families.

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"I don't want them to go through what I went through, thirty years of fighting."

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It comes as evil killer Venables has been told his parole case will be heard in the coming weeks.

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He hopes it will lead to his release from prison.

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Murdered toddler James' family had hoped a planned law change would have been made by now to potentially block Venables’ release.

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James’ mum Denise Fergus, 55, and dad Ralph, 56, have written statements opposing his release.

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Sources said Justice Secretary Alex Chalk shares their view.

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Venables, 40, has twice been recalled to jail for possessing child abuse images while out on licence.

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But a source said: “Venables is buoyant as he believes this is his best, and possibly his last, chance of freedom.

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“He has got the official confirmation and has been working on his presentation to the parole panel.”

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But a separate source said: “It is incredibly unlikely Venables will be recommended for release. He’s a chaotic character who has clearly not rehabilitated.”

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Two-year-old James was abducted and murdered by Venables and Robert Thompson, then both ten, in Bootle, Merseyside, in 1993.

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The Justice Secretary is set to get the power to stop repeat offenders being freed within the Victims and Prisoners Bill early next year.

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The Parole Board said it is “following standard procedures” with Venables’ review.

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