ðə nˈæʃənəl pɚɹˈoʊl bˈoːɹd hæd ɹᵻdʒˈɛktᵻd ɐn ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ pɚɹˈoʊl baɪ wˈʊd ˈɜːlɪɚ ðæt jˈɪɹ, klˈeɪmɪŋ hiː wʌz "tˈuː hˈaɪ ɐ ɹˈɪsk tə ɹɪəfˈɛnd".
The National Parole Board had rejected an application for parole by Wood earlier that year, claiming he was "too high a risk to reoffend".