Carr identity battle back in court

Injunction proceedings involving Maxine Carr’s new identity and whereabouts return to the High Court today.

The hearing involving the ex-fiance of Soham killer Ian Huntley, is due to last an hour before Mr Justice Eady.

In July, Carr’s lawyers successfully asked Mr Justice Mitting for a tightening of an existing order protecting her new life.

The injunction now in place bans publication of any details which could reveal her new identity, including any description of where she lives and the nature of her work.

Carr, 27, was jailed a year ago for conspiring to pervert the course of justice with Huntley, who killed schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman.

She provided a false alibi for Huntley, by lying to police about her whereabouts on the weekend in August 2002 when the 10-year-olds were murdered.

In May, Mr Justice Eady ruled that Carr’s identity needed to be kept secret for her own safety following her release on probation that month after serving half of a 42-month sentence.

He said the order was “necessary and proportionate” as there was “clear evidence” of danger to her life and physical well-being – which involved Carr being advised to wear bullet-proof clothing.

The media did not challenge the issue of publication but said that the injunction was too wide in its stance on the soliciting of information.

They said that they needed to monitor where Carr was and what she was doing as there was a public interest in knowing whether, for example, she was seeking employment in a school.