James Bulger petition signed by thousands after ITV documentary meaning public inquiry could be debated in Parliament
A PETITION calling for answers around child killer Jon Venables' release has been signed by more than 100,000 people.
The petition, which was backed by victim James Bulger's mother Denise, is demanding to know why experts found sick Venables was considered to be "rehabilitated" - before being sent back to jail for possessing indecent images of children.
"One mystery surrounding the murder of James Bulger case is why the 'experts' insisted that Jon Venables was rehabilitated.
"The report of the Prison Service into an incident at Red Bank secure unit has not been published. It is time to examine all this."
Little James was led away from mum Denise Fergus by schoolboy killers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson, who snatched the tot in a busy Merseyside shopping centre in 1993.
His body was found two days later on a railway track, where he had been beaten to death.
Denise tweeted: "As I have always said - I will continue to fight for justice for my son James - please support the new petition for a public inquiry #JusticeforJames.
";I will never stop fighting for my little boy."
It comes after outraged viewers also called for Venables' new name to be released.
Venables and Robert Thompson were given new identities and granted lifelong anonymity when they were freed on licence in 2001.
But fresh outrage was sparked after Venables - now in his mid-30s – was sent back to prison for three years and four months after admitting having more than 1,000 indecent images of children aged 6-13.
The father of murdered James Bulger also called for authorities to unmask the killer.
James Bulger's mum recently revealed that she still sets an empty chair at the dinner table in memory of her murdered son.
Denise Fergus showed Sir Trevor MacDonald around her home, which is filled with reminders of the tot, for a new documentary.
She said her son would "always be with me" - also reliving the moment she lost him in a Liverpool shopping centre after letting go of his hand to pay in a shop.