A TWISTED killer with a shoe fetish has been granted a parole hearing which could see him freed from prison.
Christopher Farrow, 62, was jailed in 2000 for the 1994 murder of Wendy Speakes.
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He tied her up and forced her to wear a pair of blue mules before raping and killing her at her home in Wakefield.
He was ordered to serve at least 18 years.
Wendy’s daughter, Tracey Millington-Jones, has campaigned for him to remain in prison, saying she believes he is still a danger to women.
She said last year: “There is no way I am ever going to give up.
“I feel I would be letting my mum down and I would be letting down women in general.”
The Parole Board said a hearing will be held this month.
A Parole Board spokesperson said: “An oral hearing has been listed for the parole review of Christopher Farrow and is scheduled to take place in February 2025.
“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.
“A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
“Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.
“Evidence from witnesses including probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements are then given at the hearing.
“The prisoner and witnesses are then questioned at length during the hearing which often lasts a full day or more.
“Parole reviews are undertaken thoroughly and with extreme care. Protecting the public is our number one priority.”
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