Child-killer Pitchfork could be moved after location revealed

INFAMOUS double child killer Colin Pitchfork may be forced to flee his bail hostel because of threats from vigilantes.

Following a controversial release from prison earlier this month, Pitchfork has changed his name and has been residing in an undisclosed bail hostel.

But after being spotted near to the residential unit he shares with other offenders in the south of England, online posts revealed the 61-year-old killer’s location.

Now the authorities look set to be forced to relocate him, according to reports.

One online person commented Pitchfork “should be dead” while another said: “Should have been strung up.”

A source told the Daily Star on Sunday: “The authorities are aware of the comments and the situation is now being closely monitored.”

Pitchfork raped and killed two Leicestershire teenagers in the 1980s.

Lynda Mann, 15, was killed in Narborough, in 1983, and Dawn Ashworth, also 15, in nearby Enderby in 1986.

Despite initially evading justice, he was caught using DNA evidence – the first case of its kind – and was jailed for life in 1988 for a minimum of 30 years. This was later reduced on appeal to 28.

Both girls’ families have said on a number of occasions they believe he remains a danger to the public.

A hearing took place in March to consider whether he was suitable for release, and Pitchfork was freed from jail on September 1 after 33 years behind bars, despite a high-profile campaign to have the decision to free him overturned.

Pitchfork is subject to 43 tough licence conditions – 36 more than the average freed convict.

He lives under a night-time curfew at the premises and is tested for drugs and alcohol.

Pitchfork’s conditions include electronic tagging and regular lie-detector tests, and he must provide details of any vehicle he owns.

He is banned from visiting the area where his crimes were committed, and he is required to tell probation officers if he forms any close relationships with other people.