DOUBLE murderer David Oakes has urged leading British judges to overturn his "whole-life" sentence.
The former bouncer was told he would never be released after shooting dead his ex-partner, Christine Chambers, 37, and daughter Shania, 2½, at their home in Braintree last June.
The 50-year-old, of Canney Road, Steeple, is challenging his sentence, along with killer Danilo Restivo and the "Bermondsey Beast" rapist Michael Roberts – who are both subject to "whole-life orders" and, therefore, can never apply for parole. Christine's sister Jeannette said that her family were against Oakes ever being released.
She posted on Facebook: "Some people say they should be let out when they're old. Not me or my family. He should rot in hell."
Oakes, Stapleton, and Roberts all watched Wednesday's proceedings – before the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, and four other judges – via video link from their respective prisons.
Oakes announced at the start of the hearing that he wished to "appeal against my conviction".
The judges reserved judgement in all cases to a date to be fixed. The Chronicle exclusively revealed Oakes' intention to challenge his "whole-life" order in May.
