James Bulger was two-years-old when he was tortured and killed by the man formerly known as Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who were both aged 10, after they snatched him from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, in February 1993.

Thirty years on, ITV News' Mary Nightingale spent time with James’ mother Denise.

They discussed the murder that ripped Denise's family apart, and trying to grasp how it is possible even to survive after such devastation.

Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-01-19/j...

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