Overview
- The decision followed evidence from two psychologists, a psychiatrist, two social workers and McCluney during a two-day review.
- Licence terms require a designated address, a curfew and an exclusion zone to prevent contact with the victim’s family.
- McCluney, now 31, was convicted of murdering two-year-old Demi Leigh Mahon in 2009 after a 2008 attack in Eccles, Salford.
- Sentencing remarks described the assault as “savage,” noting the toddler suffered 68 injuries and died after two days on life support.
- The Parole Board cited 11 years without violence, progress since 2017 in therapy and earlier periods of problematic behaviour including time in a secure hospital.