Mother of Babes in the Wood victim pondering legal action against Martin Bashir

Michelle Hadaway (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

The mother of a murdered schoolgirl says she is considering legal action against journalist Martin Bashir after he took her daughter’s clothes for DNA testing for a BBC programme 30 years ago and never returned them.

Michelle Hadaway says not having the clothing may have hindered her pursuing her daughter’s killer in court and called for an apology from Mr Bashir.