{"id":17823,"date":"2024-11-19T14:12:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17823"},"modified":"2024-11-19T14:12:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:12:26","slug":"zara-aleena-killer-sees-further-charge-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=17823","title":{"rendered":"Zara Aleena killer sees further charge dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jordan McSweeney was charged with encouraging or assisting the commission of an indictable offence<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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Charges have been dropped against Zara Aleena’s murderer after a prison workshop instructor pleaded guilty to having an inappropriate relationship with him.<\/p>\n

Hayley Jones, 33, had admitted to misconduct in a public office over an inappropriate relationship with Jordan McSweeney, 31, between 6 March 2023 and 7 April 2023 at HMP Belmarsh.<\/p>\n

McSweeney was charged with encouraging or assisting the commission of an indictable offence.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, during a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court, a prosecutor said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had decided to drop the charge against McSweeney “in light of” Jones’ guilty plea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Hayley Jones admitted to misconduct in a public office over an inappropriate relationship with Jordan McSweeney<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n
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“Some of the evidence was that he was getting special favours or treatment,” Judge David Miller said of the killer’s case.<\/p>\n

“He may have been bragging to another prisoner about the power that he had over this person.”<\/p>\n

Prosecutor Polly Dyer told the court a “full review” of the case against McSweeney had been undertaken “at the highest level of the CPS”.<\/p>\n

“The Crown’s view is to offer no evidence,” she said.<\/p>\n

Ms Dyer declined to offer any more details about the decision when invited to do so by the judge.<\/p>\n

A CPS spokesperson said after the hearing there was “insufficient evidence” to prove McSweeney’s guilt.<\/p>\n

Neither Jones or McSweeney were required to attend the hearing.<\/p>\n

Jones, of Strood in Kent, will be sentenced on 4 February after she has been psychologically assessed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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