Tragic Bilston toddler's murderer is denied parole after nearly 14 years behind bars
One of the killers of a three-year-old boy who was systematically beaten in a Bilston bedsit has had his bid for parole turned down.
Christopher Taylor, then aged 25, and his 19-year-old girlfriend Kayley Boleyn were jailed for life in July 2010 after murdering little Ryan Lovell-Hancox.
They were given minimum terms of 15 years and 13 years respectively after the court was told the youngster had more than 70 separate injuries on his body when he died.
Boleyn unsuccessfully appealed for parole in 2022 after serving 12 years, and now a similar appeal from Taylor has been provisionally turned down by the Parole Board for England and Wales.
A Parole Board spokesman said: "I can now confirm that Christopher Taylor has had his release refused. It is a provisional decision at the moment because he has 28 days in which to request an oral hearing."
