Sussex Police have formally apologised for failings in its initial investigations into the murders of nine-year-olds Nicola Fellows and Karen Hadaway in 1986.
The force has apologised for the wrongful arrest of Barrie fellows – the father of Nicola.
The schoolgirls were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in Brighton by Russell Bishop.
The paedophile was acquitted at the end of his first trial in December 1987 due to weaknesses in the case presented by police and prosecutors, and lies told by his ex-girlfriend, who was later jailed for perjury.
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