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Who killed the babysitter8/2/2023 "It was horseplay but they didn't like it. "I later learned he would hold them under covers until they could hardly breathe," she told The Sun. They said they did not like him, but Georgina has previously said she did not think much of it as her children "weren't making a huge thing of it" and it was "a throwaway remark." In the week leading up to little Charlie's murder, his siblings had told Georgina that they did not want to be left alone with Cook. Georgina paid Cook £10 per night while she worked night shifts as a barmaid at a local pub - with Cook's mum. He had been recommended to Georgina, who had recently split up with the children's dad, Kevin, by his own mum. A spokesperson for the Parole Board said: "He is not eligible for release yet and has not been referred for his parole review by the Secretary of State yet."Ĭook had been hired to babysit Charlie and his two siblings by their mum, Georgina. It said this only happened "in exceptional circumstances of progress and development made by the offender."īut Yorkshire Live understands Cook has not been considered for release. The letter stated that a minimum term can be considered by the High Court once the offender has served half of their sentence - nine years in Cook's case. It came after Charlie's parents, Georgina Fisher and Kevin Johnson, from Scarborough, received a letter from the Ministry of Justice. But in 2018, The Sun reported Cook was being prepared for release less than 10 years into his time behind bars. Read more: Topless mugshot of suspect 'deemed a high risk to women' who is being hunted by policeĬook was given a life term with a minimum of 18 years in jail in 2008. Cook had been spotted carrying Charlie's body down the street by a neighbour who called 999 and tried to resuscitate him, Yorkshire Live reports. The 22-month-old tot suffered horrific head injuries and severe brain damage, meaning surgeons could not save him. The assault was so horrific that Mr Justice Grigson, presiding over the case in Bradford Crown Court, said he could find 'no suitable words' to describe the actions of Cook when he sentenced him to life in prison for murder in June 2008. Joshua Cook was 17 years old when he punched and kicked helpless one-year-old baby Charlie Johnson before hurling him into a fireplace. A monster babysitter who sexually abused a toddler and beat him to death is expected to serve his full sentence after concerns he could be released from prison early.
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