Child’s ‘friendship’ with Moors Murderers revealed

THE testimony of a 12-year-old schoolgirl who escaped the clutches of the Moors Murderers has been published for the first time.

Patricia Ann Hodges was plied with drink by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady and taken on country walks where at least three of their victims were buried.

Her witness statement, and a photo of her on a sofa next to Hindley, are among files released by the British National Archives under Britain’s Freedom of Information Act.