Daniel Bartlam was a fourteen year old from the United Kingdom when he would murder his mother
According to court documents Daniel Bartlam would attack his mother while she lay in bed with a hammer. After she was dead he would wrap her body in paper, douse her with gas and set her on fire.
Apparently Daniel Bartlam was copying a story line he saw on Coronation Street
Daniel Bartlam would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for seventeen years.
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Daniel Bartlam was dubbed the “Coronation Street killer” after beating his mother Jacqueline to death with a claw hammer at their home in 2011.
He then padded the 47-year old’s body with paper, doused it in petrol and set the house alight in a bid to cover his tracks.
At Daniel Bartlam trial it was revealed the youngster had copied a storyline from the ITV soap, which he loved.
Videos of the murdering Corrie character John Stape, with whom he was obsessed, were found on the teenager’s computer. Daniel Bartlam, now 22, was jailed for life in April 2012.
Trial judge Mr Justice Flaux told him the killing was “grotesque and senseless” and ordered him to serve a minimum of 16 years.
But now Jacqueline’s partner Simon Matters has received a letter from the Ministry of Justice telling him that Daniel Bartlam is to have his sentence reviewed as he has moved to an adult prison.
Simon says he is “horrified” by the decision, which he believes means his stepson may be out in as little as two years.
The 49-year-old added: “I am absolutely and utterly against this. I don’t believe that he can be rehabilitated.”
The letter from the Ministry of Justice reads: “This review will look at whether his tariff can be reduced as the belief is that a youngster has the ability to change more rapidly than adult offenders.”
It reveals that the review will happen late this year or early next, and adds: “You have the right to submit a victim personal statement for the High Court to consider.”
Simon said: “I was always told categorically that he would serve his 16 years. I thought he’d come out in 2028 and that would be it and I’d cross that bridge in 2028.
“I never thought I’d be crossing that bridge this year or next year.”
Simon met Land Registry worker Jacqueline, from Redhill, Notts, on a night out in 2008.
He began to spend time with Daniel and his little brother, Jacqueline’s sons from a previous marriage. But as their relationship progressed, Simon began to find Bartlam’s behaviour odd.
He discovered soiled towels in the teenager’s room, as well as a huge stack of secret 18-rated horror movies like Saw.
To his disgust, he also discovered some of Jacqueline’s underwear stashed in a briefcase.
The arguments between Daniel and his mum escalated, with Simon having to step in to prevent Bartlam hitting her. Simon said: “There was a weakness on Jacqui’s part to stand up to him.
“There was probably a bit of a hole in the parenting, but then who was I to judge?”
Daniel became increasingly introverted and would sit in his room, writing violent stories.
In one, he described a character called Daniel Bartlam who killed his mother with a hammer.
The shocking fantasy became horrifying reality on April 25, 2011, when Simon had been working away for two weeks.
Returning home on Easter Monday, he saw on the TV news that there had been a fire in Nottingham and immediately thought: “Daniel.”
Now, Simon is terrified that twisted Daniel Bartlam has tricked prison officials with his good behaviour.
He said: “With what he did, and the horrific nature of it, and the way he was so manipulative, my only fear is the fact that he will have manipulated the Parole Board and pretended he’s better.
“That’s my only fear. I don’t fear him.”
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