Murderer Mitchell Quy has had three parole appeals turned down

TWENTY-FOUR years on from the horrific murder of a mum, the sadistic killer who cut her life short remains in prison.

Lynsey Quy was strangled to death before her husband Mitchell Quy played a sick game with both the press and the public over the course of 18 months.

Quy, who was jailed for life in January 2001, scattered his wife’s body across Southport where they lived with their two children in December 1998.

He was ordered to spend a minimum of 17 years in prison before he could be considered for parole.

Following the initial 17-year period, the murderer, now 47, has applied three times for parole.

In 2022, 23 and a half years after he hid parts of his wife across the seaside town, Mitchell Quy had his third application rejected, although he attempted to withdraw the application before the hearing on May 5 but the panel was duty bound to proceed anyway.

The Parole Board took the decision to not release Quy from prison although found that he had made improvements in certain areas. Despite the improvements, there were still concerns.

A decision summary published by the Parole Board outlined issues around Quy’s behaviour towards other prisoners and staff. Concerns were also raised over him being involved with drugs in prison.

The summary said: “However, some concerns had also emerged about his conduct in relationships with friends, professional staff and other prisoners.

“Reports gave examples of incidents when he had acted on grievances and been aggressive towards others. There were also some concerns about his involvement with drugs in the prison.

“Professional staff had identified the need for further interventions to address Mr Quy’s risks in relationships, and the risk of violence if he became preoccupied with a specific problem, struggled to deal with it, and still lacked the capacity to be in full control of his emotions.

“Reports also suggested he needed to work on developing more open and trusting relationships with staff.”

The panel also found that a plan submitted by a probation officer to return Quy to the community was not ‘robust enough’.

The panel also decided not to move Quy to a low-security or open prison.

Decision summary published by the Parole Board

The panel concluded: “After considering the very serious nature and circumstances of his offending, the mixed picture in relation to the progress made during the course of his sentence so far, and the very full evidence presented in the dossier, the panel was not satisfied that Mr Quy was suitable for release.

“Nor did the panel recommend to the Secretary of State that Mr Quy should be transferred to an open prison.

“It was satisfied that he was appropriately located in a closed prison where outstanding levels of risk could be addressed. He will be eligible for another parole review in due course.”

Reports gave examples of incidents when he had acted on grievances and been aggressive towards others. There were also some concerns about his involvement with drugs in the prison