Mass murderer Jeremy Bamber has bizarre Mother's Day rant read at grave of parents he killed 30 years ago

Killer claims he is being ‘punished for no reason’ and says sister is to blame.

Convicted . . . Jeremy Bamber as he is now in 2016

A KILLER who slaughtered his family in the 1980s sent a supporter to read a bizarre Mother’s Day rant over his parents’ grave.

Jeremy Bamber, 55, claimed in the note written in the jail where he is caged for murdering his mum, dad, sister and her six-year-old twins he was being punished “for no reason”.

Murdered . . . Bamber killed his adoptive parents June and Nevill in 1985

 He persuaded campaign manager Trudi Benjamin to stand over the grave and be filmed reading out the apology as he continues to claim he has taken the rap for his sister.

Jailed . . . Bamber was convicted of murder at Chelmsford crown court in 1986

 Maintaining 28-year-old Sheila was the real killer, Bamber says via Ms Benjamin in the filmed message: “Dear Mum and Dad, I wish with all my heart I could be there to read my letter to you myself.

Sister . . . Sheila, who had schizophrenia, was initially suspected of killing her family

“But it won’t be long now before justice will be done and I will be able to visit you myself. Dad, I know you hated injustice and would have never let me suffer as I have done for the past 30 years for a crime I did not commit.

Twins . . . schoolboy sons Nicholas and Daniel were also slaughtered by Bamber

 “It must be heartbreaking for you, looking down, seeing me punished for no reason, that the British justice system has failed me.” The killer, held at HMP Full Sutton, Yorks, adds: “There are many times I have felt overwhelmed with sadness because my fight for justice means Sheila is put centre stage which of course is right, I suppose.


“Her mental health illness means that she was not culpable for her actions in a legal sense.”
As the film ends the words Happy Mother’s Day appear on screen. But Bamber’s cousin David Boutflour, 68, called the message a publicity stunt after it was posted online.

The farmer of Wix, Essex, said: “People forget what he did. To put bullets in the heads of two small children is unforgivable.” Ms Benjamin, 47, defended the video, saying: “We were sensitive to the fact we were at a graveside. We decided it was a way to put him front and centre.”

Asked if she felt it was insensitive the campaigner, from Hereford, said, “We consider Jeremy is a victim here.” Bamber murdered his adoptive parents June and Nevill with adopted sister Sheila and her schoolboy sons Nicholas and Daniel, in Tolleshunt D’Arcy, Essex, in 1985.

Sheila, who had schizophrenia, was initially suspected of killing her family before turning the gun on herself. But following concerns raised by surviving relatives, police investigated Bamber, then 25.
He was convicted of murder at Chelmsford crown court in 1986

Ms Benjamin has set up a not-for-profit company called JB Campaign Ltd as she believes Bamber is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. She has made a string of online videos about the case to clear his name. Last year she was criticised for organising a bake-off to raise funds for his appeal fund.

An Essex Police spokeswoman said: “Jeremy Bamber’s conviction has been the subject of several appeals and reviews by the Criminal Complaints Review Commission. “There has never been anything to suggest he has been wrongly convicted.”

Bamber’s note

Dear Mum & Dad,

There are many times when I have felt overwhelmed with sadness because my fight for justice means that Sheila is put centre stage, which of course is right.
Her mental health illness means she was not culpable for her actions in a legal sense.
I hope that you are proud of the man that I am and the determination I have to continue fighting.