Payne 'devastated' over hack claim

The mother of the murdered schoolgirl Sarah Payne was left “absolutely devastated” after being told by police that her phone may have been hacked by a private investigator used by the News of the World, a friend said today.

Sara Payne, who worked closely with the Sunday paper to campaign for tougher child protection laws, previously said she had not been told she was a victim of phone hacking.