BRITISH Airways killer Robert Brown is due to go before the parole board again in a desperate bid to win his freedom.
Brown was caged after bludgeoning his estranged wife Joanna Simpson to death with a claw hammer and burying her in a pre-dug grave in Windsor Great Park.
ITVBrown and Joanna were married in 1999[/caption]
Moonshine Features/ITVThe couple had two young children together[/caption]
Brown beat the mum-of-two to death within earshot of her young children
Brown beat the mum-of-two to death within earshot of her young children during the horrific attack on Halloween in 2010.
The killer was due to be freed in 2023 after serving just half of his original sentence.
Joanna’s mother Diana Parkes launched an appeal in The Sun to block Robert’s release, saying that she was convinced he would find a way to hurt her and her grandchildren if he was set free.
The then Justice Secretary Alex Chalk stepped in and used his Powers To Detain to stop him from getting out of prison, which was challenged in the High Court but upheld.
The killer is now due to be considered for release again and will appear before a panel of experts who will quiz him on the progress he has made in prison.
If successful in his freedom bid Brown could be freed by the parole board.
After being found guilty of manslaughter he was originally jailed for 26 years over the horrific murder.
Brown argued that he was suffering from adjustment disorder at the time of the attack.
During the Judicial Review held last year, the court heard Brown showed “no remorse” and could be at risk of killing again.
The Ministry of Justice previously argued that Brown was a “significant risk of serious harm” due to “non-engagement” with probation officers.
At the time of his last freedom bid Brown was said to have not completed accredited courses to recognise his offending.
Now a Parole Board spokesperson told the Mirror: “An oral hearing has been listed for the parole review of Robert Brown and is scheduled to take place in January 2026.
“Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.”
During Brown’s parole hearing a panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime.
PABrown was found guilty of manslaughter after the horrific attack on his wife[/caption]
Brown is now up for parole again and could be freed
Any evidence of behaviour change will be considered as well as the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
Evidence from witnesses including probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising Brown in prison and victim personal statements are then given at the hearing.
Brown and witnesses are then questioned at length with hearings often lasting a full day or more.
Following the hearing Brown could be granted his freedom after having it previously denied to him.
The harrowing crime shocked the nation in 2010 when Brown was arrested.
The couple had been estranged after Joanna went to a solicitor in 2007 when Brown accused her of having an affair.
Eventually, the couple split and Joanna was encouraged by the outcome Radmacher v Granatino case which saw prenups as enforceable in the UK.
Her parents had encouraged her to sign a prenup with Brown.
Brown attacked Joanna three years later after the couple had separated.
Following the harrowing attack he phoned the police about a “serious domestic incident.”
Brown was arrested on suspicion of being involved in Joanna’s death.
He accompanied police when they recovered Joanna’s body from the woodland area in Windsor Great Park.
The killer became eligible for parole halfway through his sentence but was met with a widespread campaign against his release.
Who is the British Airways Killer?
Robert Brown is thought to have been born in either 1964 and 1965 and was raised in Edinburgh.
His father worked in shipyards while his mother worked at the Bank of Scotland.
While growing up in Scotland, Brown became a three-time UK trail-running champion.
He grew up to become a pilot, having wanted to fly planes since he was a child.
Brown piloted long-haul flights between San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hong Kong while working for British Airways.
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