Historical Events tagged with "bootle"
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Crime & Law
James Bulger Abducted by Two Boys
February 12th, 1993 32 years ago
James Bulger, a two-year-old boy, was abducted from the New Strand Shopping Centre in Bootle, England, by two ten-year-old boys, Robert Thompson and Jon Venables. After luring James away from his mother, the boys took him on a harrowing journey through the streets of Liverpool, where they ultimately tortured and murdered him. The case shocked the nation and raised alarms about child safety and delinquency.
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