James Bulger's mum reveals horror of learning full extent of murdered son's sexual abuse
Denise Fergus was speaking on ITV's This Morning
Kyle O'Sullivan
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James Bulger's mum has spoken of her horror at discovering the full extent of the sexual abuse suffered by her murdered son.
Denise Fergus has revealed she didn't get the answers she deserved and is only learning some of the truth 25 years after her son's death.
Venables was convicted for extreme child porn in 2010, and Denise told how she felt he is "laughing" at her - reaffirming her belief that he should have been sent to an adult prison.
Denise said she has only just learned the extent of two-year-old James' sexual injuries after years of being unable to face the full horror, reports Mirror Online .
Speaking on This Morning, she said: "It's made me more determined to get justice for him. I've fought all these years and I'm determined to carry on for him.
Denise Fergus. (Image: ITV's This Morning)
"I wanted them to spend time in adult prison. I want all my questions answered. I don't want lies or cover ups, I just want the truth and then I can move on."
She is now calling for a public inquiry into exactly what officials knew when they released murderers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson in 2001.
Her petition has received 200,000 signatures.
Denise has compiled 14 she says remain unanswered, such as why experts missed Venables' interest in child abuse until his conviction for extreme child porn in 2010.
She said: "One of the questions I have asked for years - 'was James sexually abused?'. I was protected so much I didn't get the answer to that but now I'm learning different.
James Bulger's dad demands Jon Venables is stripped of anonymity on Good Morning Britain
Jamie Bulger.
"In the beginning I wanted to know exactly what happened to James. He's still my son, I thought kick me while I'm down, I can't get any lower. As I moved on with my life I didn't want to know what happened to him. With all this going on I want to know now."
The devastated mother is demanding to know why the tot's killer enables was freed to offend again after just eight years and believes the parole board did not know all the facts.
She said: "I wanted those two to spend time in an adult prison - and they'd be walking free now anyway. I wouldn't have campaigned and got on with my life.
(Image: ITV's This Morning)
The four infamous criminals given lifelong anonymity like James Bulger killers Jon Venables and Robert Thompson
"I didn't say lock them up and throw away the key. I knew they'd walk but didn't think it would be so soon after young offenders."
Speaking about Venables, she added: "He's laughing at everyone, the government, us, because he knows he can get away from it."
Her calls for a public inquiry were rejected by the Government last week but Denise is pleading for a U-turn.
Denise was furious when they finally responded on the 23rd anniversary of James' death and got his name wrong.
Denise Fergus said she was "protected" so much that she didn't get the answers she deserved (Image: ITV's This Morning)
James' mother said: "I want to know why they rejected the petition, doesn't public opinion count anymore? They were supposed to respond at over 10,000 signatures. We didn't get anything.
"They chose to respond on the 23rd anniversary of James' death when we were getting ready to go to the ceremony and they got his name wrong."
She added: "I can't thank people enough for the way they stood by me. Without that support I wouldn't have been able to carry on."
* This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10.30am
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