Jon Venables who was one of two boys convicted of killing toddler James Bulger is 'days from release'.

It is thought that following his release, the now 37-year-old will be 'sent away to Canada' and given a new life abroad, The Daily Star on Sunday reports.

The move comes after numerous attempts to keep his identity a secret failed.

The publication also reports that ahead of the move, the killer is being kept in a private wing in prison.

Venables has been serving a 40-month-term for possessing indecent images after walking free in 2001 for the shocking murder of two-year-old James in 1993.

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He and Robert Thompson were just 10-years-old when they snatched James from his mum in a Liverpool shopping centre before torturing and battering him to death.

The men were granted lifetime anonymity following the crime 26 years ago.

Since his 2001 release, Venables' identity has been revealed numerous times and he was jailed again in 2010 and 2017 on child porn charges.

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A source told The Star: "Despite the murder taking place decades ago, Venables is as notorious now as he has ever been.

"And his picture, although supposed to be private, has been circulated, albeit illegally, a number of times. People who shared it have been prosecuted, but it has still made its way around and there is only so much someone can change.

"He cannot stay here. There aren't many options."

The Ministry of Justice has reportedly refused to speak about Venables' case.