Victims included governors, doctors, staff and, on one occasion, his own solicitor.īronson was handed a discretionary life sentence with a minimum term of four years in 2000 for taking a prison teacher at HMP Hull hostage for 44 hours. Once dubbed one of Britain’s most violent offenders, Bronson has spent most of the past 48 years behind bars, apart from two brief periods of freedom during which he reoffended, for a string of thefts, firearms and violent offences, including 11 hostage-taking incidents in nine different sieges. The Parole Board issued a statement on Thursday saying the panel was 'not satisfied that Mr Salvador was suitable for release'. The decision comes after one of the UK’s most notorious prisoners – who changed his surname to Salvador in 2014 – took part in one of the country’s first public parole hearings earlier this month. (PA)Ĭharles Bronson has lost his latest bid to be freed from jail after being denied release by the Parole Board.
Charles Bronson has spent most of his life in prison due to repeat attacks and hostage-takings.
