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 11 October 2008 09:15 BST

Lennon assassin to stay in jail

Wednesday, 11 Oct 2006 09:43
John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived together in the Manhattan appartment outside of which Lennon was shot dead
The killer of John Lennon will stay in jail for at least two more years after a New York parole board deemed him unsuitable for freedom.

Mark David Chapman, 51, had already been turned down for parole on three occasions before yesterday's decision by a three-member panel at the Attica correctional facility.

The panel deemed that that, because of the "extremely violent nature of the offence, [Chapman's] release would not be in the best interest of the community".

Chapman shot the Beatles frontman dead outside his New York home on December 8th 1980, just hours after having a copy of Lennon's record Double Fantasy signed by him.

Following the shooting, Chapman sat down outside Lennon's Dakota apartment still holding the record and a copy of JD Salinger's novel Catcher in the Rye.

Lennon was shot five times in the incident and was declared dead later that evening after being rushed to hospital, prompting a mass outpouring of grief from his many fans.

Chapman has previously applied for parole every two years since October 2000, but has always been turned down.

In a one-page statement in relation to the latest refusal, the parole panel wrote: "The panel remains concerned about the bizarre nature of this premeditated and violent crime."

Lennon would have turned 66 on Monday.End of story


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