WIFE KILLER ROBERT BROWN LOSES BID FOR RELEASE
Robert Brown, who was once a captain for British Airways, was found guilty of murdering his wife, Joanna Simpson, with a claw hammer at her residence in Ascot, Berkshire, in October 2010.Court proceedings revealed that Brown, then 47 years old, carried out the assault in front of their two children, aged nine and ten, before disposing of her body in Windsor Great Park.
He subsequently admitted to police the following day.
Although he was acquitted of murder because of the influence of stress from their acrimonious divorce, Brown received a 24-year sentence for manslaughter along with an additional two years for obstructing a coroner.
His parole was initially scheduled for November after serving half his sentence, but the government intervened to block his release.
In October 2023, Justice Secretary Alex Chalk referred the case to the Parole Board, which effectively halted his automatic release.
The High Court later rejected Brown’s appeal, citing a significant risk to the public and doubts about his willingness to engage in rehabilitation.
The ruling received support from Joanna Simpson’s mother and Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, a charity chair specializing in domestic abuse, both of whom stressed that Brown should remain incarcerated given the seriousness of his crime.
