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A man with a fetish for women's shoes who raped and murdered a Wakefield woman in her own home has been denied parole for a third time. Christopher Farrow, 61, must remain in prison for at least two more years for the murder of Wendy Speakes in 1994. Parole Board documents seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service state Farrow is "likely to reoffend" if released from custody.During his trial, jurors heard Farrow had put a pair of women's shoes on display during the attack on the 51-year-old as he had a footwear fetish., a report by the Parole Board panel hearing on 31 May listed risk factors "which made it more likely that Mr Farrow would re-offend".
"At the time of his offending, these risk factors had included Mr Farrow's sexual interests, his attitudes concerning women, and problems in his relationship," the report said."Mr Farrow had also experienced difficulties in managing extremes of emotion."Farrow, from Cookridge, Leeds, was given a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 18 years after pleading guilty to murder.
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