I'm ready for the detail of how James was killed...the wounds need to open before they heal

FOR 30 years, Denise Fergus was shielded from some of the worst details of how son James Bulger was murdered in 1993.

- BEN GRIFFITHS

But today she reveals that, after being involved in a documentary on the murder trial, she learned of a metal railway component being used to kill James, who was just two.

Denise only attended one day of the real trial as she was pregnant and feared the stress could harm her health.

But she said. watching Channel 5's 90-minute recreation of 10-year-old Jon Venables and Robert Thompson's trial helped answer some questions.

In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mirror, Denise said: "Watching it was obviously extremely hard LOST Victim J but because I was not physically there for a lot of it, it filled some gaps."

Of her husband, Denise, 55, said: "When I first met Stuart, anything that was in the papers regarding James he would get a felt tip pen and wipe it out... so a lot of detail I have been sheltered from. But I'm stepping forward now and ready to hear the detail. These wounds do need to open before they heal.