Sick paedophile bus driver who killed Manchester schoolboy and then moved in with his family to stay in jail

A man who committed one of the most chilling child murders Greater Manchester has seen will not be released from jail, the M.E.N can reveal. The Parole Board recently met to hear the case of Darren Vickers, and whether he could be released from his sentence, which was denied.

The 56-year-old monster has already served his minimum 25 year period behind bars and became eligible to be considered for release in October of last year. As required by law, Vickers' case was referred to the Parole Board by the Secretary of State for Justice with a review taking place on Tuesday (February 14).

The panel had the options to determine whether he could be safely released on licence, or if he could be transferred to an open prison. Neither of these were considered suitable, a Parole Board Decision Summary shared with the M.E.N shows.

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"After considering the circumstances of his offending, the progress made while in custody and the evidence presented in the dossier, the panel was not satisfied that Mr Vickers was suitable for release. Nor did the panel recommend to the Secretary of State that he should be transferred to an open prison," the decision read. He will be eligible for another parole review in 'due course'.

Vickers was jailed for the abduction and murder of eight-year-old Jamie Lavis, a schoolboy from Openshaw who he groomed and snatched after he boarded the bus he was driving.

More than a quarter of a century on, it remains one of the darkest days in Manchester's criminal history, the awful crime compounded by what happened afterwards.

Jamie's parents hoped for the best but feared the worst when he went missing on