The family of Robert Brown's wife Joanna appeal to the government ahead of his possible release.
The mother of a woman killed by her pilot husband more than a decade ago has called on the justice secretary to intervene over his possible release.
British Airways captain Robert Brown admitted the manslaughter of his wife Joanna, 46, in 2010 and was jailed for 26 years.Mr Raab said he would look at the parole case "very rigorously". The former pilot bludgeoned his wife to death with a claw hammer in their family home in Berkshire October 2010 as their two young children cowered in a playroom.Brown, who believed he was "stitched up" by a prenuptial agreement, was acquitted of murder by a jury at Reading Crown Court in May 2011.Brown, formerly of North Street, Winkfield wasImage caption,Mrs Parkes, has said the family iswithout first being mentally assessed.
"And I've also been clear, I don't think the parole service powers are adequate at the moment, which is why we'll be bringing forward legislation to reform that - I hope that's something which will have widespread support," he added.
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