Tweed's victim unhappy over curfew lift

The teenager who was attacked by Jade Goody's boyfriend has claimed that his curfew should not have been lifted.

Jack Tweed, 21, was expected to be home by 7pm on his wedding day until Justice Secretary Jack Straw stepped in yesterday and agreed to waive the order for one night only.

Tweed was told that he had to comply with the strict curfew and wear an electronic tag after being granted early release from prison last month. He had been sentenced to 18 months behind bars in September after being found guilty of assaulting Daniel Steele with a golf club.

Goody, who is suffering from terminal cancer, was said to be "absolutely thrilled" after Straw made his decision yesterday.

However, speaking to The Mirror, Steele insisted: "I don't think it's right. They've bent rules. If it was anyone else they wouldn't be able to do it."

Announcing his decision yesterday, Straw insisted that Tweed was not given special treatment, explaining: "It is crucial that offenders are treated equally within the rules regardless of the publicity surrounding their case, but I was satisfied that it was reasonable to allow this."

Steele was 16 when he was attacked by Goody's partner in December 2006. In a newspaper interview earlier this month, he insisted that he "could have been killed" in the attack.

Speaking at the time, he added: "Jack Tweed is an animal and he should still be in jail. I am angry and upset to see that he has been released so early."