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October 20, 2014updated 22 Oct 2014 1:56pm

Trial of Star’s Tom Savage and former NoW reporter told of ‘catastrophic’ impact of Jon Venables leaks at prison

By PA Mediapoint

A prison security chief held secret talks with Jon Venables in which he appeared "very suspicious" of his jailers after a string of stories about his life behind bars were leaked to the press, it has emerged.

A witness, who cannot be identified, was giving evidence in the trial of prison officer Scott Chapman who was allegedly paid £40,000 by newspapers for information about James Bulger's killer after he was sent back to prison in 2010 for child porn offences.

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