Monster who murdered ex-girlfriend's baby boy by using him as a 'club' to attack her set for prison release

A MONSTER who savagely killed his eight-week-old son by using him as a club to batter his ex-partner is set to be released from prison.

Evil Christopher Rees, 43, murdered his son Bradley in a fit of jealous rage during the horrifying attack in November 1999.

Bradley died from multiple head injuries in the brutal killing at the house in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.

The baby was in bed with his mum Samantha George, now 42, when drunken Rees stormed into their home.

The monster also attacked Samantha, her five-year-old son Christopher and 10-year-old cousin Kirsty in the drunken attack.

Rees, then 24, was given a life sentence for murder in June 2000.

However Samantha has now been told her abusive ex has been granted short periods of release on temporary licence and been moved to an open prison in England.

She and her mum Marilyn George, 59, say they are now living in fear Rees may return to the area and are furious he may soon be granted his freedom.

BABY KILLER

Samantha told Wales Online: "I just don't understand how he can live with himself, day in, day out, knowing what he has done.

"I couldn't. I'm not evil like that. If I had ever hurt a child I would never be able to forgive myself. I wouldn't want to live if I ever hurt a child like that.

"He's only 40-odd. He could meet someone and they could end up having a baby or whatever and that poor person would know nothing about him.

"My understanding is that if a person is put on a register for child abuse, that means the public have the right to know.

"He killed my child and wherever he is placed the public have a right to know.

"I had a letter from probation saying 'he's made good progress'. I was shocked by this. If you have done something like that, how could you change?"

I'll never, ever forget this night as long as I live. You see this in horror films

Samantha met Rees towards the end of 1998.

Their turbulent relationship only lasted about four weeks but he quickly became violent towards her.

At the same time she found out she was pregnant with his child.

Terrified of Rees, Samantha moved into a women's refuge but once Bradley was born she settled into a home of her own.

However Rees continued to pester her and grew jealous and resentful towards her.

On the night of the attack Samantha was at home with Bradley, her older son and cousin.

She recalled: "The children were in bed. Someone knocked on the front door and he (Rees) poked his head through the letterbox, demanding to come in.

"He was saying 'Let me in', and I said 'go away from here'."

Rees kicked the glass window of the door down and stormed into the house.

Samantha said: "He battered me, and he battered the baby.

"He grabbed the baby out of my cousin's arms. The children went downstairs but they couldn't get out of the house because the deadlock was on the door with glass everywhere.

"He ran down and I ran down after him but he had already hit my son over the head with an iron. He was lying on the floor in the kitchen, with blood pouring out of his head.

"He was going to kill us all I think.

"I'll never, ever forget this night as long as I live. You see this in horror films. You would never think it would ever happen to you, but it did."

DRUNKEN RAGE

When police arrived, Rees was still attacking Samantha.

Officers had to use CS gas and he tried to run off before he was arrested.

Rees was found to be three times over the drink-drive limit.

Samantha and the three children were taken to hospital where Bradley was pronounced dead about three hours later.

Her son, now 25, had to undergo surgery after the attack.

Rees admitted murdering Bradley and was sentenced to life in prison but his minimum 20-year tariff was reduced to 18 years in 2008.

This week Samantha received a letter from the Ministry of Justice informing her Rees had been granted release on temporary licence between July 15 and July 17.

The conditions of his licence state he is not to contact the family or enter a designated "exclusion zone" where they live.

A Prison Service spokesman said he could not comment on individual cases, but offenders are subject to a robust risk assessment before they are considered for release on temporary licence.

Offenders on temporary licence have to obey strict licence conditions and if they do not follow these, their licence can be revoked and they can be returned to a closed prison.

A spokesman said: "We understand the distress that a move to open prison and day release can cause victims, but both are important parts of a prisoner’s rehabilitation to stop them offending again.

"All such offenders are carefully risk assessed and face return to closed prison if they do not obey strict conditions.”

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