Child killer Arthur Greer 'flown back to UK' from Australia after 25 years in jail

Arthur Greer, originally from the UK, was jailed in Australia 25 years ago

Tom Powell13 June 2018

A child murderer has been flown back to the UK after being granted parole from an Australian prison where he has spent the last 25 years, according to reports.

Arthur Greer, 80, was found guilty of murdering 14-year-old Sharon Lee Mason, who disappeared in 1983 in Mosman Park, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

The teenager's body was found in 1992, buried behind a shop previously owned by Greer and he was jailed the following year.

The killer's next parole request was due to be heard in November next year, but he wrote to authorities requesting it be brought forward due to ill health.

Sharon Mason was killed by Greer in Perth when she was 14

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Last month, Western Australia's Attorney General John Quigley said his release had been approved following a recommendation by the Prisoner Review Board.

PerthNow reported Greer, from Belfast, was deported out of Australia on Tuesday night.

The Australian Border Force said it does not comment on detention or removal operations.