Where is Billie-Jo Jenkins’ foster father Siôn Jenkins now?

THE brutal slaying of schoolgirl Billie-Jo Jenkins successful 1997 is 1 of Britain's astir notorious unsolved murders.

Her foster begetter was convicted of the crime and spent six years down bars earlier being acquitted.

Who is Siôn Jenkins?

Sion Jenkins was convicted of the murder of his foster daughter, Billie-Jo Jenkins successful 1997.

The then-39-year-old was the headteacher-designate of William Parker Boys’ School successful Hastings astatine the time.

Billie-Jo was battered implicit the head with a structure peg successful their location successful Hastings, East Sussex, connected Saturday, February 15, 1997.

Sion said that helium had recovered her successful a excavation of humor connected returning backmost from a buying trip.

His behaviour was said to person been erratic and helium had microscopic humor spots connected his clothing.

He has 4 daughters — Annie, Lottie, Esther and Maya — with his archetypal woman Lois.

Imprisoned for Billie-Jo's murder

In the 1998 trial, Sion was convicted of murdering his 13-year-old girl Billie-Jo and was jailed for life.

However, helium was acquitted aft the assemblage failed to scope a last verdict aft 2 retrials.

He served a full of six years successful jail.

Acquittal

In 2005, Sion was formally acquitted and released from jail.

Sion was refused immoderate compensation for his clip successful prison.

The erstwhile lawman headmaster had sought up to £500,000 successful damages for the situation word helium served, but the Ministry of Justice rejected his petition aft his lawsuit was assessed.

Although Jenkins believed helium fitted the criteria for a payout, the compensation rules authorities that applicants for miscarriage of justness payouts indispensable show that they are "clearly innocent".

Where Siôn Jenkins is now

Siôn lives successful Hampshire with his caller wife, Tina.

He divorced his ex-wife Lois and joined his existent spouse successful 2005.

Siôn studied criminology astatine Portsmouth assemblage pursuing his release.

He besides stood arsenic a Conservative Party candidate successful section elections.

In 2010, Siôn told the Guardian: "I inactive imagination astir being successful prison, and often find myself reasoning astir each that had happened.

"I don't deliberation I volition ever beryllium capable to enactment what happened down me.

"But I don't privation sympathy from anyone. Compared with galore victims of miscarriages of justice, I person a bully life."

Murder connected the Patio: Who Killed Billie-Jo?

Murder connected the Patio: Who Killed Billie-Jo?, a documentary examining the unsolved case, volition beryllium broadcast connected Channel 5.

It airs connected Tuesday, October 29, 2024 astatine 10pm and volition beryllium repeated an hr aboriginal connected Channel 5+1.

It investigates the reasons down Billie-Jo's foster begetter Siôn being convicted of the murder, lone to beryllium acquitted pursuing a high-profile entreaty and 2 retrials astatine the Old Bailey.