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| The father of one of the Babes in the Wood murder victims has been questioned by police on suspicion of sexually abusing his daughter. | 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, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and family friend Douglas Judd, 44, of Brighton, were arrested and bailed by detectives in Sussex. | Barrie Fellows, 59, of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, and family friend Douglas Judd, 44, of Brighton, were arrested and bailed by detectives in Sussex. |
| They were both questioned about abuse of Nicola Fellows before she died. | They were both questioned about abuse of Nicola Fellows before she died. |
| The strangled bodies of Nicola, 10, and Karen Hadaway, nine, 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". |
| 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. | 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. |
| Bodies found | |
| 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, a labourer who knew both girls and their families and had helped in the search, 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. |
| Police say the abuse inquiry is 'distinct' from the murder investigation | |
| Mr Fellows said after his release that a false allegation was made in 1987 by an ex-girlfriend of Bishop, which caused "massive distress" to him and his family. | |
| He said: "I am absolutely devastated that the police have chosen to re-visit this false claim and arrest myself and another man." | |
| He added: "Not a day goes by when Nicola is not on my mind and in my family's thoughts." | |
| 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 help their investigation to contact them. | Officers have appealed for anyone with information that might help their investigation to contact them. |