A killer has been sharing pictures of himself and friends from his prison cell on social networking site Facebook.
Three years ago Jamie Aspinwall, aged 19, was sentenced to six years in a young offenders’ institute after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
His victim Michael Harrison, 21, was killed by a gang of bike thieves as he cycled home from work on 6th July 2007.
Aspinwall has flouted prison rules, in which the use of Facebook and mobile phones is banned.
Michael’s heartbroken mother Jean Harrison has branded the actions “disrespectful” and called for the page to be removed.
Jean Harrison, 47, from Waterloo said: “It’s very hurtful.
“The photos show him flexing his muscles and posing with other prisoners.
“It looks like they’re having a whale of a time.
“It’s disgraceful. Disrespectful.
“This has set me right back. Every day I am haunted with what happened to my son.
“I’ve always believed his sentence to be far too lenient.
“And here he is flying in my face. It’s clear he’s treating prison like a picnic.
“Michael died in an horrific way, and here is his killer showing off to the world.
“I can’t understand how he has been allowed to have a mobile phone and a Facebook page.
“It’s beyond me how these things are not monitored closely by the prison service.”
A spokeswoman for the Prison Service said: ”The Ministry of Justice and Facebook are taking action to remove the profiles of serving prisoners who are in breach of Facebook rules by updating them from prison or having them updated by third parties from outside.
"Prisons work hard to keep mobile phones and other contraband out, and detect any that are smuggled in by using body orifice scanning "BOSS" chairs, robust searches with specially trained dogs, and hand-held detectors.
"The Crime and Security Act makes it an offence to possess in prison, without authorisation, a mobile telephone or any other device capable of transmitting or receiving images, sounds or information. It is also a criminal offence, under the Offender Management Act 2007, to convey contraband, including mobile phones and their component parts, into or out of a prison."
This is the second time in a week a killer has been in breach of the rules laid down by the Prison Service.
North Wales killer Oliver Taylor also uploaded photographs to Facebook from his prison cell, and added pictures of himself and fellow inmates.
Oliver Taylor was jailed for life for the murder of Anthony Burke, 20, after an altercation took place outside their homes in Rhuddlan last Christmas.
His mother Cindy Burke branded Taylor’s actions “disgusting” and demanded action.
A spokeswoman for the Prison Service added: “Oliver Taylor’s website was taken down on 2 September when we first heard about the story. Swift action will be taken to remove that of Jamie Aspinwall.”
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