Dad who murdered his wife and two kids was beaten up in prison after lags watched a TV show detailing his crimes
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A DAD who murdered his wife and two kids was beaten up in prison after lags watched a TV show detailing his crimes. Phillip Austin, 55, was targeted last month following the repeat of an episode of Sky’s Britain’s Most Evil Killers. The ex-forklift driver is serving life in a high- security jail for strangling and stabbing Claire, 31, and throttling Keiran, eight, and Jade, seven, at home in Northampton.
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He then clubbed the family’s two poodles to death in the 2000 horror. The documentary sparked a “confrontation” with another prisoner, a parole board panel heard. But his bid to be moved to a cushier jail failed. A source said: “He’s despised. "In a jail of killers and rapists he’s considered lowest of the low.
“There have been physical confrontations after the documentary aired.”. A spokesperson for the Parole Board said: “We can confirm that a panel of the Parole Board refused the release of Phillip Austin following an oral hearing. "The panel also refused to recommend a move to open prison.
“Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.”. The summary concluded: “The panel considered the incident in November 2024 and determined that any consolidation work by Mr Austin should take place in a closed prison.”.
