Martin Bashir's 'lost' evidence 'did not delay' Babes in the Woods killer's capture
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mirror.co.ukMartin Bashir's 'lost evidence' did not delay the capture of the Babes in the Woods killer, the police have said. Victim Karen Hadaway's mum Michelle claimed Bashir took blood-stained clothing worn by Karen on the day of her murder and lost it.
Murderer Russell Bishop had walked free from his trial in 1987 after Karen and her friend Nicola Fellows, both nine, were found murdered in Brighton's Wild Park the year before.
The roofer was finally found guilty of the murders in 2018, when DNA evidence from other clothes from the scene and the victims brought him to justice.
Michelle questioned whether Bishop could have been convicted earlier had it not been for Bashir allegedly losing the clothing, but police have denied this would have made a
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