Maxine Carr could be freed within weeks after the governor of Holloway Prison approved her application to be released early with an electronic tagging device, it emerged today.

The woman accused of lying to police during the hunt for murdered schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman could be taken to a safe house, it emerged today.

MAXINE CARR, the woman accused of perverting the course of justice following the disappearance of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, will today answer questions via a prison video link as a crown court judge hears details of her case for the first time.