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Sion Jenkins seeks £500,000 compensation

Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 7:58 am | In News | 2 Comments

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Billy-Jo Jenkins

Former teacher Sion Jenkins, who spent six years in prison for the murder of his 13 year-old foster daughter Billie-Jo Jenkins before being cleared has launched a compensation claim for up to £500,000 for his time in jail.

Billie-Jo, 13, was found in a pool of blood with head injuries inflicted by a metal tent peg on the patio of the family’s large Victorian home in Lower Park Road, Hastings on February 15, 1997.

Jenkins was convicted at Lewes Crown Court of murdering her and jailed for life but was cleared at a retrial in 200t.

Jenkins is the second high profile claimant this month, following Colin Stagg who was awarded £706,000 after he was falsely accused of murdering Rachel Nickell.

Compensation is capped at £500,000 for less than ten years and £1 million for more than ten years.

News report here.

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1. but he lied about having the exams to be a teacher.i dont beleive he didnt do it .so why should he get the money ,can he prove he didnt.his wife thought he did so she must know she lived with him !

   Comment by ck — Tuesday 23 September 2008 1:14 pm #

2. Did you know that Siôn Jenkins, at that time deputy headmaster of William Parker School, who was originally convicted of her murder in 1998. It later turned out that he had lied on his CV about his qualifications in order to obtain this post. East Sussex County Council stated: “He did not attend the University of Kent and has not obtained a BA (hons) degree, a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, an Advanced Diploma from the Open University or an Msc in Education Management from Kings College London. He did not attend Gordonstoun School. This is the information contained in his application for deputy headmaster.”

   Comment by Dennis — Thursday 12 August 2010 2:51 pm #

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