Colin Hatch: The Child Killer the System Set Free
In July 1993, seven-year-old Sean Williams was lured into a north London tower block, sexually assaulted, and strangled. His body was wrapped in bin liners and left in a lift.
The man responsible, Colin Hatch, had only been free for eleven weeks — released on parole after nearly choking another young boy to death. Psychiatrists had warned he was a menace. His own lawyer predicted he could kill. Detailed written fantasies of abducting and murdering children were later found in his home. The system still let him walk free.
Host Alexander Lawson examines Hatch’s long history of assaults on young…
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