politics
BBC was warned of author’s claim to possess missing clothes of child murder victim
Corporation was told of claims by Christopher Berry-Dee that he had clothing, which was lost while in its possession
TL;DR
- Two whistleblowers alerted the BBC that author Christopher Berry-Dee claimed to have the lost clothes of child murder victim Karen Hadaway.
- The clothes were lost by the BBC after being given to journalist Martin Bashir in 1991 for a possible documentary.
- Berry-Dee had previously campaigned for the clothes' return and was accused of boasting about possessing them.
- The BBC was informed of Berry-Dee's claims in 2022 but closed the case in 2023 without further action.
- Berry-Dee confirmed to The Guardian that he had obtained the clothes and claimed to have burned them, but did not clarify the timeline.
- The BBC previously apologized and settled with Karen Hadaway's mother for losing the clothes.