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Manx Newscast: Families of murdered teenagers renew calls to keep killer behind bars
Manx Newscast
Thursday, 20 February 2025 - 28 minutes
A warning that this episode contains information which some listeners may find distressing.
The families of two teenagers who were murdered over 20 years ago on the Isle of Man are renewing a call to keep their killer behind bars.
Sixteen-year-old’s Samantha Barton and George Green were killed in 2002 by Peter Newbery who was jailed for life with a minimum term of 20 years.
After two decades behind bars Newbery applied for parole and his application was heard by the Isle of Man Parole Committee in 2023; it was unsuccessful.
It’s understood he’ll undergo another parole hearing in March – something which has sparked an online petition calling for his release to be blocked.
Ahead of the hearing Chanelle Sukhoo spoke to George's sister Shirley and Samantha's aunt Linda:
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