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Babes in Wood father is arrested Police quiz Babes in Wood father
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The father of one of the Babes in the Wood murder victims has been arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing his daughter before she died. The father of one of the Babes in the Wood murder victims has been questioned by police on suspicion of sexually abusing his daughter.
Barrie Fellows, 59, was arrested at his home in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Douglas Judd, 44, who is said to be a family friend was arrested in Brighton. Barrie Fellows, 59, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and family friend Douglas Judd, 44, of Brighton, were arrested and bailed by detectives in Sussex.
They are both being held on suspicion of sexually assaulting Nicola Fellows. They were both questioned about abuse of Nicola Fellows before she died.
The strangled bodies of Nicola and Karen Hadaway were found in Wild Park in Brighton in 1986. The strangled bodies of Nicola, 10, and Karen Hadaway, nine, were found in Wild Park in Brighton in 1986.
A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said the investigation was "quite distinct from the ongoing unresolved inquiry into the Wild Park murders, commonly known as the 'Babes in the Wood' murders".A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said the investigation was "quite distinct from the ongoing unresolved inquiry into the Wild Park murders, commonly known as the 'Babes in the Wood' murders".
The men are being questioned over abuse that is alleged to have been carried out in the 1980s. Mr Fellows was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rape Nicola and Mr Judd was arrested on suspicion of rape. Both men were bailed until 18 June.
Nicola, 10, and Karen, nine, both from Moulsecoomb, were last seen alive on the afternoon of 9 October, 1986. Their bodies were found the next day. Nicola and Karen, both from Moulsecoomb, were last seen alive on the afternoon of 9 October, 1986. Their bodies were found the next day.
Russell Bishop, then 19, was acquitted of the murders in the following year. Russell Bishop, a labourer who knew both girls and their families and had helped in the search, was acquitted of the murders in the following year.
After a review of the case, Sussex Police said in 2006 that there was not enough new evidence to prosecute any possible suspects.After a review of the case, Sussex Police said in 2006 that there was not enough new evidence to prosecute any possible suspects.
Officers have appealed for anyone with information that might assist their investigation to contact them.