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image captionJennifer Johnson denies perverting the course of justice in 1987
The ex-girlfriend of Babes in the Wood killer Russell Bishop lied prolifically in a bid to help clear him in his first trial, a court heard.
Jennifer Johnson, now 55, of Brighton, denies perverting the course of justice and perjury following the killings of two nine-year-old girls.
Bishop was cleared in 1987 of murdering Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows in a woodland den but was convicted in 2018.
Jurors heard Ms Johnson significantly undermined the 1987 trial.
Lewes Crown Court heard Ms Johnson told lies that were important , including about whether or not a sweatshirt found near the scene belonged to Bishop.
Babes in the Wood: Killer s ex-girlfriend ‘lied on oath’
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image captionJennifer Johnson denies lying about evidence at Russell Bishop s first murder trial
The ex-girlfriend of Babes in the Wood murderer Russell Bishop lied on oath at his trial in 1987, a court heard.
Jennifer Johnson, 55, was in a relationship and had children with Bishop at the time he killed two schoolgirls in 1986.
A jury cleared Bishop of the killings in 1987 but he was eventually convicted in 2018.
At Lewes Crown Court, Ms Johnson denies perjury during Bishop s first trial and perverting the course of justice.
Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows, both nine, were found dead in woods in Brighton in 1986.