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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Lucy Skoulding

Murder of Billie-Jo Jenkins, 13, may finally be solved after 25 years using DNA

The violent murder of schoolgirl Billie-Jo Jenkins in 1997 may finally be solved through DNA and blood tests.

Billie-Jo was 13 when she was hit over the head with an 18-inch iron tent peg as she painted some patio doors in Hastings, East Sussex.

Her foster dad, Sion Jenkins, who is now 63, was in jail for six years until his sentence was quashed through an appeal.

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