{"id":214303,"date":"2023-09-12T09:59:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214303"},"modified":"2023-09-12T09:59:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:59:41","slug":"calls-to-stop-ba-pilot-from-being-released-from-jail-just-13-years-after-he-bludgeoned-wife-to-death-with-a-claw-hammer-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/world-news\/calls-to-stop-ba-pilot-from-being-released-from-jail-just-13-years-after-he-bludgeoned-wife-to-death-with-a-claw-hammer-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Calls to stop BA pilot from being released from jail just 13 years after he bludgeoned wife to death with a claw hammer | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRIENDS of a woman bludgeoned to death with a claw hammer by her BA pilot husband have called for him to be kept behind bars.<\/p>\n

Robert Brown is set to be freed from prison within weeks after serving just 13 years for killing his wife Joanna Simpson.<\/p>\n


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Her friends have now issued a warning that "no woman will be safe" if the former British Airways pilot is allowed out, calling him "the devil".<\/p>\n

They have urged justice secretary Alex Chalk to make sure 59-year-old Brown remains in jail, after he pledged to do all he could.<\/p>\n

Mum-of-two Joanna, 46, was found dead in November 2010, justdays before her divorce from Brown was due to be finalised.<\/p>\n

He had subjected her to a campaign of domestic abuse and coercive control, prompting fears among those who knew her.<\/p>\n

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They now say he should be kept in prison despite being due for release in November after serving half his 26-year sentence.<\/p>\n

He is not expected to have to face a parole board.<\/p>\n

Brown hit her at least 14 times at the family home in Ascot, Berkshire, on October 31 2010, as their two children played nearby – Alex, then ten, and nine-year-old Katie.<\/p>\n

Her body was discovered five days later in Windsor Great Park, buried in a\u00a0pre-dug grave, after Brown admitted to cops he killed her.<\/p>\n

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Brown\u00a0was cleared of murder in May 2011 at Reading Crown Court but convicted of manslaughter due to diminished responsibility.<\/p>\n

He was given a 24-year jail term for manslaughter plus two more years for obstructing a coroner in the execution of his duty.<\/p>\n

His eligibility for parole this November has provoked protests from not only Joanna's family and friends but also supporters such as Carrie Johnson, wife of ex-PM\u00a0Boris Johnson.<\/p>\n

Joanna's mother Diana Parkes, 83, issued an appeal in The Sun to halt Brown\u2019s release.<\/p>\n

Diana told The Sun in February of her belief Brown would find a way to hurt her and her grandchildren if set free.<\/p>\n

Mr Chalk appeared emotional when discussing the case on Sunday, telling the BBC: "I will do everything I can within the law to keep people safe and to ensure there is justice in this case."<\/p>\n

Now Joanna's friends have begged him to live up to that promise.<\/p>\n

They recalled being warned by Joanna she was at risk from her violent husband three years before he did kill her.<\/p>\n

Belinda Skudder described a phone call from her late at night in July 2007, asking her to come round and then revealing Brown had threatened to kill her with a kitchen knife.<\/p>\n

Belinda told the Daily Mail how her friend managed to "talk him down" that time, reminding him of the children they had together.<\/p>\n

She has now teamed up with fellow friends Amanda Key and Hetti Barkworth-Nanton for Brown's release to be blocked.<\/p>\n

Hetti set up the Joanna Simpson Foundation along with the victim's mother Diana, to help the children of domestic abuse victims.<\/p>\n

She is also chair of anti-domestic abuse charity Refuge.<\/p>\n

She said: "How could I possibly stand by and see Brown, who I believe is a very dangerous psychopath, freed onto our streets without doing anything to stop it?<\/p>\n

"No woman is safe. I'm frightened – we all are."<\/p>\n

And Belinda accused Brown of being a "narcissist" who insisted in court "nothing was his fault", adding: "If he is allowed out of prison he will feel wronged.<\/p>\n

"No one will be safe – we are dealing with the devil."<\/p>\n

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The Sun Online approached the Ministry of Justice for comment.<\/p>\n

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