Britain's most notorious prisoner Charles Bronson could be free by Christmas in major update
Charles Bronson is bracing for his next parole bid - and if it succeeds, he could be a free man by December.
The 73-year-old, who is one of the UK's most infamous and longest-serving prisoners, might be out by Christmas if his upcoming hearings go well.
He's spent more than five decades in custody and is said to be 'delighted' with the progress of his fight for freedom, although after repeated knock backs, his solicitor said he 'is under no illusions'.
Bronson is considered to be one of Britain's most violent offenders due to his antics behind bars, but now 'wants to show the world he is not the person he was', his lawyer Gurdeep Singh told the Daily Star.
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The inmate, who now goes by the name Charles Salvador, hopes to convince the Parole Board that he can safely be released into the community next month at a two-day oral hearing.
The Luton-born criminal is set to reel off a list of reasons for why he deserves to walk the streets again. On 2 November, the proceedings will begin and officials will examine whether Bronson is eligible for freedom.
This isn't his first rodeo, as he's made a bid for freedom on eight previous occasions, which have each been rejected.
He was locked up in 1974 for armed robbery at the age of 22, but his initial seven-year sentence continued to increase after he committed several attacks on other prisoners and guards.
Bronson was released from behind bars in 1987, before being locked up again after he was found guilty of a second armed robbery the following year.
He was then handed a discretionary life sentence with a minimum term of four years after holding a prison teacher hostage for almost 48 hours in 1999.
Singh said of his client's latest bid for parole: "Mr Salvador is delighted with the fact he has been progressed to a full hearing but he is under no illusions; this is just the start of the fight for his release.
"He wants to show the world he is not the person he was, he hopes to convince the panel that he is a changed man intent on living a simple life in the outside world," Singh said.
"He has high hopes he can see his 95-year-old mother this year."
Bronson could also be moved to a lower security prison or onto a wing with other prisoners to see how he adapts after being in and out of solitary confinement for countless years.
A Parole Board spokesman told the Star: "The Parole Board is an independent body whose members make judicial decisions on whether people who have committed serious offences or are assessed as potentially dangerous need to stay in public for the protection of the public.
"The parole process is focussed solely on risk and public protection is always our key consideration."
LADbible has contacted the Parole Board for further comment.
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Olivia Burke