BBC did not properly search for Babes in the Wood victim’s lost clothes – report

Murdered Brighton schoolgirls Karen Hadaway, left, and Nicola Fellows (handout/PA)

The BBC failed to conduct a proper search for a murdered schoolgirl’s clothes which were taken by journalist Martin Bashir and never returned, a Mail on Sunday investigation has claimed.

Michelle Hadaway says Bashir obtained the clothes for DNA testing for BBC Two’s Public Eye programme 30 years ago, but the investigation did not air and her calls to the broadcaster were ignored.