Murderer whose conviction made legal history to face public parole hearing

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William Dunlop strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989

William Dunlop became the first person to be charged twice with the same offence after 800-year-old double jeopardy laws were changed (Cleveland Police/PA)

A murderer who was brought to justice after his victim’s mother campaigned for a key change in double jeopardy laws is to face a public parole hearing.

William Dunlop strangled pizza delivery woman Julie Hogg in Billingham, County Durham, in 1989 and hid her mutilated body behind a bath panel where it lay undiscovered for more than two months.

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Murderer whose conviction made legal history to face public parole hearing
Independent.ie

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