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Published: 5:00 pm March 27, 2023
Updated: 10:07 am October 8, 2025
Prisons And Probation Ombudsman Releases Report On Babes In The Wood Murder Death

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Russell Bishop, the notorious murderer of the two “Babes in the Wood”, in 1986, died in prison at the age of 55. Bishop, who had been serving a life sentence for the murder of Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows, was being held at HMP Frankland in County Durham when he passed away on January 20th, 2022.

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According to a report released by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, Bishop had been receiving treatment for a brain tumor since September 2020, which had led to frequent seizures and a decline in his mobility. In August 2021, he underwent further surgery, followed by a course of chemotherapy, after which he agreed not to be resuscitated if his heart or breathing stopped.

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