'He should never be released': Paedophile bus driver who murdered Manchester schoolboy and then moved in with his family could be out in weeks
In a few months Darren Vickers - who committed one of the most chilling child murders Greater Manchester has seen - will be considered for release from his life sentence, the M.E.N. can reveal.
Little Jamie's parents hoped for the best but feared the worst when he went missing on a bank holiday Monday. His body would only be discovered two years later. It meant that the man who had tricked Jamie into staying on his bus all day, before sexually assaulting him and murdering him, could revel in the secret of his crime for months - while staying updated on the police investigation.
Asif left GMP in 2014 after 25 years in the force - and says the murder was the worst crime of his career. He recalls how the team of detectives donated overtime money to pay for Jamie's distressed family. He still treasures thank you notes that members of the Lavis family wrote to him for his care. Detectives would come to realise Vickers' increasingly persistent involvement in the family was 'bordering on the obsessive'. His involvement was so great the married father lost his job and neglected his own family, a trial at Manchester Crown Court heard.
He added: "Jamie's brief life was cruelly and prematurely brought to an end because he had the tragic misfortune of boarding your bus at around 10.30am on Ashton Old Road on May 5 1997. Forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes described the picture of Vickers with his arms around Mr and Mrs Lavis as the 'most bizarre image I think I've ever seen'. She said: "Where Jamie should be, right in the middle of the picture, is Darren Vickers and he's spread-eagled.
Mr Lansley told the documentary Vickers unconsciously revealed he was lying by repeatedly shaking his head and shrugging his shoulders when speaking to TV crews. Because of time Vickers spent on remand , Vickers' minimum tariff expired last month. The Parole Board will consider his case in February.
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