Overview
- Testifying at the High Court, she said details from her meetings with the Metropolitan Police appeared in print the next day and blamed police leaks.
- She told the court the paper cultivated her trust yet “used” her and her son’s story to project credibility.
- Under cross-examination, she said she does not remember a 1997 phone call that her lawyers allege was a blag by a caller posing as a Guardian journalist.
- Associated Newspapers denies all allegations and argues the stories were sourced through legitimate reporting that witnesses can explain.
- Private investigators Gavin Burrows and Jonathan Rees have denied involvement, with Burrows calling a purported confession false and his signature forged, and Rees disputing claims of surveillance.