Killer of Big Brother star's mother denied parole for seventh time
Depraved double killer who butchered Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes’ mother just two years after he was released from prison for stabbing a pensioner to death has his seventh parole bid rejected
- Keith Pollard, now 68, was jailed for life in 1998 after strangling Andrea Sinclair
- Andrea was working as a prostitute and was killed at Pollard’s Manchester flat
- The parole board confirmed he will not be released or moved to an open prison
The depraved double killer who strangled Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes’ mother to death has had his seventh parole bid rejected.
Keith Pollard took Andrea Sinclair back to his flat where he murdered her in 1998 – just two years after he had been released from prison for killing a pensioner in 1972.
Pollard’s request to be moved to an open prison was also rejected.
Ms Sinclair was reportedly working as a prostitute when she was strangled and mutilated by Pollard, who was a client, in his Manchester flat when her daughter Chanelle Hayes was a baby.
Andrea’s body was reportedly so mutilated she had to be identified by a birthmark on her leg.
Pollard murdered Ms Sinclair just two years after he had been released from prison for the murder of pensioner Violet Thompson in 1972.
The double killer, then 18, broke into her home and stabbed her 70 times.
Double killer Keith Pollard’s parole and his request to be moved to an open prison was also rejected. Now 68, he was jailed for life in 1998 over the murder of Andrea Sinclair (pictured)
Chanelle, a former Big Brother contestant has previously spoken out about her mother’s murder and her fears that Pollard could be freed.
A Parole Board spokesman said: ‘We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board has refused the release of Keith Pollard following an oral hearing in March.
‘The panel has also refused to make a recommendation for a move to open conditions.’
Pollard told the Parole Board he was not yet ready to be released but that he would like to be moved to an open prison.
At the time of killing Ms Sinclair, he had problems in relationships, low self-esteem and a ‘limited level of sexual experience’.
Chanelle Hayes (pictured) rose to fame appearing on the Channel 4 series Big Brother in 2007 and has previously spoken out about how her mother’s murder has impacted her life
But since being in prison, he has taken part in rehabilitation programmes to address his violent and sexual behaviour, a document detailing the decision said.
Concerns had been raised about the effectiveness of this work and it was recommended to the panel that Mr Pollard complete further work to address his level of risk.
‘Witnesses did not support Mr Pollard’s release or his progression to an open prison and believed that it would be necessary for him to first complete more work in a closed prison’, according to the parole papers.
He first became eligible for parole in 2008 and this is his seventh review, meaning he has spent an extra 14 years in prison so far.
Pollard will be given another another parole review in two years’ time.
Chanelle Hayes rose to fame appearing on the Channel 4 series Big Brother in 2007 and has previously spoken out about how her mother’s murder has impacted her life.
The mother-of-two, who was adopted by Christine and Harry Hayes, has previously said the convicted killer is ‘not safe to be out on the streets’ and she hates ‘thought of him being free’.
She has also talked about how her birth mother struggled with addiction and fell in with the wrong crowd.
Ms Sinclair gave birth to Chanelle while she was serving a sentence at Styal prison in Cheshire.
During a previous hearing about his release, court was told Pollard had shown ‘significant remorse’, according to the Sun.
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