THE ringleader of a gang of feral teenagers who kicked Warrington father-of-three Garry Newlove to death outside his home has been released from prison after serving just 17 years for murder.
In December Adam Swellings, who was handed a life sentence following the killing in 2007, was informed that the panel had recommended he be freed from prison.
The Ministry of Justice has now confirmed that he has subsequently been released on licence.
Mr Newlove was an innocent victim when he was savagely and viciously murdered in front of his daughter, then just 12, after he challenged a group of out-of-control youths when he caught them vandalising his wife’s car while they were drunk and high on cannabis.

Garry Newlove
Swellings, aged 19, Stephen Sorton, aged 17, and Jordan Cunliffe, aged 16, teamed up to brutally attack the 47-year-old father, repeatedly kicking him in the head until he died.
All three teenagers were handed life sentences following Mr Newlove’s death, with Swellings, Sorton and Cunliffe receiving recommended terms of 17, 15, and 12 years.
The youngest two have since been released on parole, with Swellings – now 36 – appearing before the board in November in a bid to be freed on licence.
He was described in parole hearings as ‘a very aggressive and angry young man’.
In December, he was informed that the panel had recommended he be freed from prison. The Ministry of Justice has confirmed to MailOnline that he has subsequently been released on licence.
A spokesperson for the MoJ said: “This was a horrific crime and our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Garry Newlove.
“Adam Swellings will be on licence for the rest of his life, with strict conditions and intensive probation supervision after he is released, and he faces an immediate return to prison if he breaks the rules.’
In the wake of the murder Garry’s wife Helen Newlove tirelessly campaigned for victims of anti-social behaviour to be taken more seriously.
She later became Baroness Newlove in 2010 for her work in relation to youth crime and later served as the Victims’ Commissioner for England and Wales from 2012 to 2019.