Thompson, born on August 23, 1982, was one of seven children. His mother, Ann, fell into depression and turned to drinking when his father abandoned their family five years before James' murder.

The savage murder of James Bulger in 1993 by Jon Venables and Robert Thompson was a crime that horrified the nation and left the two-year-old's family utterly broken. In February 1993, the toddler ...

Child killers Robert Thompson and Jon Venables were both 10 years old when they kidnapped two-year-old James from a shopping centre in Bootle, Merseyside, on February 12, 1993, and killed him.

Jon Venables and Robert Thompson threw paint in James Bulger's eyes, stoned him with bricks and beat him to death with an iron pipe You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign ...

James Bulger‘s killers, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, kidnapped and tortured the toddler to death in February 1993. The two 10-year-olds, Thompson and Venables, abducted Bulger from a ...