What is a whole life order – and who is serving one? (opens original article in a new tab)

A school teacher was given a whole life prison order for murdering and sexually abusing his adopted baby, joining over 60 criminals serving similar sentences in the UK.

• Jamie Varley received a whole life prison order for murdering and sexually abusing his adopted 13-month-old baby, Preston Davey.
• Over 60 criminals, including Wayne Couzens and Levi Bellfield, are serving whole-life orders in the UK.
• The 2023 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act expanded whole-life orders to include premeditated child murder and some offenders aged 18-20.