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Babes in the Wood murders: Sussex Police formally apologise for failings after 1986 schoolgirl killings

Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were murdered in 1986 by Russell Bishop.
Sussex Police apologized for mishandling the initial investigation and wrongfully arresting Barrie, Nicola's father.
Bishop was acquitted in 1987 but convicted in 2018 after a retrial with new evidence.

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BBC News

Brighton: Police apology over 1986 schoolgirls murder case

Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows, both aged nine, were killed in Brighton in 1986.

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Police force apologises over failures in investigating 1986 schoolgirl murders

Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in Brighton

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Police apologise for failings in Babes in the Wood murder investigation

Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in Brighton, East Sussex, by paedophile Russell Bishop in 1986

15 days ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Babes in the Wood murders: Police apologise after wrongfully arresting one of strangled girls' dad

The families of Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway have received a public apology from Sussex Police after Nicola's dad Barrie was wrongfully arrested in 2009 while killer Russell Bishop remained free

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Metro News

Police apologise over failures in 1986 Babes in the Wood murder investigation

Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in Brighton, East Sussex, by paedophile Russell Bishop The families of two schoolgirls murdered more than 30 years ago have welcomed an apology from police for failings in the original investigation and the wrongful arrest of one of their fathers. Nine-year-old friends Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in Brighton, …

15 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

Police force apologises over failures in investigating 1986 schoolgirl murders

A police force has apologised for failings in its initial investigations into the 1986 Babes in the Wood murders of two nine-year-old girls and the wrongful arrest of one of their fathers.

15 days ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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