UK's longest-serving female prisoner to be freed after 39 years despite 'high risk of harm'
- Posted on July 1, 2026
- By The Daily Star
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UK's longest-serving female prisoner to be freed after 39 years despite 'high risk of harm'
Maria Pearson, 70, was convicted of stabbing her ex-boyfriend's new partner, Janet Newton, to death in 1986. She is now set to be released under strict conditions
