The vicar of Soham said today that “justice had been done” as the jury in the Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman murder trial returned guilty verdicts against Ian Huntley and Maxine Carr.

The families of murdered Soham schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman cannot face being there on the first anniversary of the deaths, police said today.

The community of Soham now needs to be left to grieve in peace over the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, the town’s vicar said today.

The churchyard in Soham is now awash with at least 10,000 floral bouquets to Holly and Jessica, prompting comparisons with the scenes following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.

A SINGLE pink rose lay upon the rain-soaked grass outside St Andrew's Parish Church in Soham, a note attached to it simply asked: ''Why?''