Murdered James Bulger's mother is heartbroken after his grave was desecrated by vandals. Sharing a photograph showing the damage on social media, devastated Denise wrote: 'Today I felt my heart break once again. We rushed down there to find the cherubs each side of his headstone had been smashed to pieces. James had been with his mother at the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, Merseyside when he was led away by Thompson and Venables, the moment captured in chilling CCTV footage. Thompson and Venables were found guilty of abduction and murder in November 1993, making them the youngest convicted murderers in modern British history.

Source: Daily Mail February 28, 2026 02:05 UTC