Callum Wheeler: who is killer of PCSO Julia James, what is his background, and prison sentence explained

Heather Carrick
By Heather Carrick
8th Jul 2022, 1:41pm
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Wheeler murdered the police community support officer in Kent with a railway jack

Callum Wheeler has been handed a life sentence for the murder of police community support officer Julia James.

Wheeler was convicted of the murder during a six-day trial in May and today appeared at Canterbury Crown Court to receive his sentence.

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The attack has been branded “brutal and vicious” by prosecutors who sentenced Wheeler during his hearing.

Callum Wheeler has been sentenced to ** after being convicted of killing PCSO Julia James in April 2021. (Credit: PA/handout)Callum Wheeler has been sentenced to ** after being convicted of killing PCSO Julia James in April 2021. (Credit: PA/handout)
Callum Wheeler has been sentenced to ** after being convicted of killing PCSO Julia James in April 2021. (Credit: PA/handout)

What happened to Julia James?

Ms James was walking her dog in Akholt Wood near her home in Snowdown, Kent on Tuesday 27 April 2021.