The publisher of the Manchester Evening News was last week fined
£30,000 and ordered to pay costs of £120,000 for contempt of
court.
Greater Manchester Newspapers Ltd had published information both
in its newspaper and on its web site Manchester Online which could
have led to the location of the two killers of the toddler Jamie
Bulger, in breach of a worldwide court injunction.
The publication by took place on 22nd June, the day on which the
killers of Jamie Bulger were released. In January, the English High
Court had issued an injunction banning the publication of any
information or pictures which could lead to the identification of
the Bulger killers.
