CRIME PAYS 2

Unlike most other people in Britain, Maxine Carr won't have to live in fear of burglars or break-ins at her new home, because she will be afforded the kind of protection only available to members of the royal family. Or people who have given succour to the high-profile killers of children. Thanks to a draconian court injunction, anything that Maxine Carr does from now on will not be able to be reported by the TV and the press.

If she ingratiates herself with an unsuspecting family, we won't be able to report it. If she takes a job working with children or young people, we won't be able to say so. If she reverts to the lying, cheating ways, that got her into this mess, that, also, will have to remain a secret. If, where she does live, she is recognised and becomes the subject of an attack or an incident, we won't be able to report that, either.

The Home Office says this is so that her supervision order for a string of benefit frauds can be implemented safely. The real reason is because too many people in the places where it counts believe the rights of criminals should supersede the rights of the law-abiding majority. But why should we be interested in all this? Well, I'm interested because I've seen nothing, no report or evidence that's convinced me she's mended her lying, deceiving ways.

A top lawyer said the injunction must have been made because the court had been convinced that there is "no other imaginable way" of protecting Maxine Carr. Garbage. There is another way. The time-honoured way, in fact. Maxine could have elected to do the whole of her time to prove her contrition, if, indeed she has any. She could have made fulsome and private apologies to the parents of Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells, for the lies she told that delayed the discovery of their murdered bodies.

She could have made it known, through her fawning lawyers, that she would never seek to profit from their deaths by selling her story. She could have said she was sorry. As far as I can make out, none of this has happened. She is constantly referred to as the "third victim of Ian Huntley". This is as insulting to the memories of Holly and Jessica as it is incorrect.

Maxine chose to remain with Ian Huntley. She chose to lie. And, ultimately, those lies led her to Soham and into a position of trust that was exploited by a ruthless, vicious man. Maxine is not a victim, she is a hate-figure. And far from helping her to rehabilitate herself, this court injunction will ensure that this is what she will always remain. (Source: This is Bournemouth)

Maxine Carr wants to leave Britain and move to Switzerland or Holland. Once there she expects:

* A fully-furnished three-bedroom house.

* An allowance of £30,000 a year, compensation for the fact she has had to leave the country.

* All her household bills paid.

* Four flights home a year, and free flights for her friends and family to visit her.

The Home Office are seriously considering her demands after a police source said, “Officers made it only too clear to the Home Office that looking after Carr is an absolute nightmare. She is under constant threat of attack by vigilantes wherever she goes and she is also a danger to herself. The constant threat of attack has taken its toll on her and is a constant worry for officers. It was recognised by both the police and the Home Office that the court order that was put in place to protect her has not helped. It has made the public more angry and made her more prone to attacks.” They seem to be the only ones surprised by all this. The bill for protecting her throughout her lifetime is expected to top £50million. She later said she would consider a move to Spain.

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