Notorious road-rage murderer Kenneth Noye could be released from prison in six months, as he faces his latest parole review.

The 69-year-old was locked up in 2000 for stabbing 21-year-old Stephen Cameron in 1996 at the M25 Swanley Interchange.

A spokesman for the parole board said: "We can confirm that the Ministry of Justice has referred the case of Mr Kenneth Noye for his next parole review.

"As with all cases referred to the Parole Board the case will undergo a paper review in the first instance. The review may be concluded at that stage, or may be directed to an oral hearing.

"Parole reviews are currently taking between six to 12 months to conclude, if they require an oral hearing.

"The Parole Board is unable to comment on the specifics of individual cases."

He was given a life sentence and ordered to serve a minimum of 16 years. He is now eligible for parole.

Noye was locked up for killing Mr Cameron, 21, in front of his fianceé Danielle Cable, then 17, after the couple got into an argument with him.

Mr Cameron was stabbed in the heart and liver as 17-year-old Ms Cable screamed for help.

A manhunt was launched for Noye, who fled to Spain. He was extradited in 1999 and sentenced to life at the Old Bailey in April 2000.

Ms Cable was put in a witness protection programme, meaning she can only see her family twice a year.

In 2013 and 2015 Noye unsuccessfully appealed against his life sentence.

The career criminal has a history of violence. In 1985, Noye also stabbed undercover police officer John Fordham to death in the grounds of his home in West Kingsdown.

He was cleared of murder when he claimed the 11 wounds he inflicted were in self-defence.

In 1983 Noye, from Bexleyheath, was also involved with the prolific Brink’s-Mat bullion robbery.

Armed men posing as security guards entered the Brinks-Mat security vault at Heathrow Airport. The six-man gang doused a guard with petrol and threatened to set him alight unless he opened a vault. They escaped with £26 million in gold bullion and diamonds.

Eleven gold bars were found and Noye was jailed for 14 years for handling stolen goods. He served eight, and was incarcerated between 1986 and 1994.

Most of the gold is still missing.