Fury as Corrie-obsessed boy, 14, who bludgeoned his mum to death in attack inspired by soap could be moved to open jail
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THE devastated partner of a woman killed by her Coronation Street-obsessed son has told of his fury at plans to move him to a low-security open prison. Daniel Bartlam was just 14 years old when he beat Jacqui to death with a hammer in 2011 before setting her body on fire.
![[Daniel Bartlam murdered his mum with a claw hammer at their detached home in Nottingham]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2012-15-year-old-boy-5092119.jpg?strip=all&w=757)
The murder sent shockwaves across the country after it emerged Bartlam had taken inspiration from binging episodes of Corrie featuring murder. The Parole Board gave its backing to a bid by the killer to be moved to an open prison on account of “good behaviour”, sparking fury by heartbroken stepdad Simon Matters.
![[Bartlam repeatedly battered Jacqueline’s face and head before setting her body alight]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/image_8cee59.png?strip=all&w=618)
He told The Sun: “To say I’m stunned is an understatement. “I just don’t want it. You just bury your head in the sand don’t you and you just hope that it goes away and then you’re told ‘it’s gonna be a year early’ and you think ‘oh my god'.”.
![[Corrie character John Stape also killed a woman with a hammer]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12c888c7-b94a-4655-8c6a-a496470c719e.jpg?strip=all&w=176)
Already in disbelief with a 16-year sentence, Matters said he wasn't ready to potentially spot his partner's killer in the street within two years. He added: "If he’d had an argument with Jacqui and pushed her down the stairs she banged her head and died it's different, but the fact is that he planned to kill her and he killed her. He’s totally evil.
![[Heartbroken stepdad Simon Matters]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/devastated-boyfriend-woman-killed-coronation-952571872.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
“He toed the line over the years but that said he was a 14 year old going to prison, I don’t think he had much of a choice. “How can you release someone for good behaviour after they did what he did?”. In January this year, he was told Bartlam was applying to an open prison and two months later he was asked to release an impact statement.
![[Daniel Bartlam was jailed after committing the horrific attack]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/watching-soap-villain-kill-one-5092165.jpg?strip=all&w=282)
