Carrie recalls Worboys ordeal in justice plea
CARRIE JOHNSON has urged Dominic Raab to block the automatic release of a wife killer as she described how she had experienced a “similar injustice” over black cab rapist John Worboys.
The wife of former prime minister Boris Johnson urged the Justice Secretary to ensure the “punishment fits the crime” by halting the release of Robert Brown, who bludgeoned to death his estranged wife Joanna Simpson, 46.
At an emotional launch of a campaign to block Brown’s automatic release halfway through his sentence, Mrs Johnson, who was supported at the event by her husband, spoke of her experience as a victim of Worboys discovering that he was going to be released from jail.
Brown, a former British Airways pilot, admitted manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility and was jailed in May 2011 for 26 years. He is due for release in November having served half his sentence.
Speaking at Westminster Chapel, alongside Joanna’s mother, Mrs Johnson said of her case: “I remember feeling really scared. I won’t go into the details... but it was a similar injustice.
“Another circumstance where the law was badly letting victims down and failing to do its job to protect women.”