Charles Bronson, Britain's most infamous prisoner , has spent the majority of the past five decades behind bars for a string of violent offences and taking 11 hostages - but his former lawyer believes he should finally be freed.

Marcus Johnstone, who worked closely with Bronson - real name Michael Gordon Peterson - for nearly a year at HMP Woodhill, told The Sun that the notorious lag is no longer a risk to the public. "There's worse people on the streets than him," he claimed.

Bronson's violent past and failed parole attempts

Bronson, now 72 and going by the name Charles Salvador, was initially jailed for armed robbery in 1974. Despite brief releases in 1987 and 1992, he continued to commit crimes both inside and out, including robberies and attacks on fellow inmates, which saw him

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