Serial Killer Levi Bellfield Blocked from Prison Civil Partnership
A new law has slammed the brakes on sicko Levi Bellfield’s attempt to tie the knot behind bars. The notorious killer, serving whole life sentences for the brutal murders of 13-year-old Milly Dowler, Marsha McDonnell, and Amelie Delagrange, plus the attempted murder of Kate Sheedy, recently tried to enter a civil partnership—but now, it’s a no-go.
Government Acts Fast to Protect Victims
The Government fast-tracked this new restriction following Bellfield’s application, making the change official from last Friday. Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood slammed the move as essential, saying victims “should not be tormented by seeing those who commit the most depraved crimes enjoy the moments in life that were stolen from their loved ones.”
Bellfield’s Previous Legal Battle to Marry
Bellfield had once sought legal aid—up to £30,000—to challenge a block on his bid to marry his girlfriend, citing the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1983 Marriage Act. Though he dropped that marriage application, he wasn’t done and recently pushed for a civil partnership instead.
New Law Denies Life for High-Profile Killers’ Marriages
The fresh legislation, part of the Victims and Prisoners Act, stops the worst offenders serving whole life orders from celebrating life events they cruelly robbed from their victims. Before, prison governors could only refuse marriage or civil partnership on security grounds. Now, it’s an outright block for the worst criminals.
The Ministry of Justice added that the Lord Chancellor still holds the rare power to allow weddings or partnerships in exceptional cases.
Bellfield’s Bloody Record
Bellfield was handed whole life sentences for murdering Marsha McDonnell in 2003, Amelie Delagrange and attacking Kate Sheedy in 2004—long before his conviction for abducting and killing Milly Dowler in 2011, following a high-profile Old Bailey trial.
This update draws a line under any chance of joy behind bars for Britain’s most brutal killers. As Mahmood put it, it’s about respect for victims and stopping killers from celebrating while their victims’ families suffer.
