06/04/2017 Channel Islands News

Police name the woman found dead in St Helier.

Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC

On the fourth anniversary of their daughter's death,

the Groves family speak of their hope of finding

reasonable doubt, who did it, and if reasonable doubt, who did it, and if

we're really lucky, to find out why. A woman found dead in St Helier

earlier this week has been named as 51-year-old

Ana Maria Pereira De Sousa Rebelo. They want to hear from anyone

who spoke to her after last Friday, and today a suspect

was released on bail. This is the photo of Ana Rebelo

chosen by her family to be The 51-year-old's body

was found at this home on Victoria Street in St Helier

two days ago. A member of the public called 999,

but she was already dead Now, a post mortem exam has found

that she died as a result of compression to the neck

by a third party - A 58-year-old man arrested

on Tuesday on suspicion of her murder has been released

on bail, while officers The police aren't giving

any interviews today, but told me earlier they aren't

actively searching for anyone else They're reiterating there's no

danger to public safety. They're still speaking to key

witnesses, and they're appealing again for anyone with information

that may be relevant - no matter how small -

to get in touch. In the meantime,

forensic work is carrying on at Victoria Street today,

and specially trained officers will be continuing to support

Mrs Rebelo's family. It's been four years

since the Groves family received a horrific call

saying their daughter, The trial of the man accused

of killing her began in 2013 but has Speaking from his home in Guernsey,

on the fourth anniversary of her death, Sarah's father told

Mike Wilkins he's more confident It may've been 4 years

since Sarah was murdered, but for her parents,

memories of her are Her photo taking pride

of place in their home. When told about Sarah's death,

her mother Kate says she hoped I immediately phoned the police and

asked them to verify, I was hoping you'd hope that it was a hoax. And

very sadly they came back to tell us that it was true.

The family has found comfort in launching

It aims to enhance the lives of young people and has put on many

big events in Guernsey and beyond, such as this bike ride to Spain.

But while they're happy with Sarah's Foundation, they're

appalled by the quest for justice in Kashmir.

This man's accused of her murder but the trial is taking years

Persistent delays, including witnesses not appearing in court,

the defendant dismissing a number of his lawyers and civil

unrest in the region, are all issues the family are having

But her father says they're hopeful the new public prosecutor will be

I just keep harking back to the futility of the whole thing. How it

can ever come about this kind of situation happens, her any one human

being can do this to any other human being. I suppose, best we can ever

hope for is to be categorical, beyond all doubt who did it, and

then if we are really lucky, to find out why.

A prolific paedophile's been sentenced to eight and a half years

42-year old Karn Damien Laffoley from Jersey,

groomed a woman to take indecent images of her child and then

Police describe him as a predator, whose behaviour was "nothing

Back in court for another sex offence.

Karn Laffoley has been in and out of jail in the UK and Jersey over

the past 8 years for making and distributing indecent

His latest offence involves 434 images.

19 of the level 4 category, which is the second most severe.

They feature various unknown children -

and also a nine year old girl referred to as Miss A -

On the first of January 2015 Laffoley contacted Miss A's mother -

known as Ms X, via the Plenty of Fish dating site.

Her profile picture featured her with her 9 year old daughter.

This is while he was completing a Sex Offender Treatment Programme

By March, Ms X - who lives in the UK -

was sending indecent images and movies of her

He also visited them - breaching his restrictions.

Those pictures among many others have been

uncovered on the 'dark web' - where they'll remain indefinitely.

Today the Royal Court sentenced Laffoley to 8

And banned for 15 years from contacting or being

in the presence of young people as well as using

Jersey's Bailiff William Bailhache said in court that the

Laffoley will receive more treatment for his addiction

Women in Jersey will be automatically invited for cervical

screening when they turn 25 - rather than waiting for them

Cervical cancer's the most common cancer among younger women,

but if caught early enough it's one of the most treatable.

Charlie McArdle's been to meet one woman in Jersey whose family knows

Jade De Abreu's stepmother, Lisa, has been diagnosed

with stage 4 terminal cancer at the age of 35.

Lisa - who lives in the UK - failed to have a smear test for 9

years, believing she was too young to get cervical cancer,

We were totally shocked because of her age. And then a little bit angry

because you think, nine years, why would you not have a smear for nine

years? And then if one had been done earlier, it could've been a outcome.

That's one of the worst part of it, it could have been preventable.

Although numbers are small, Cervical cancer is the most common

And if caught early enough, it's very treatable -

with nine out of ten women surviving.

In Jersey, women are offered screening every three years

from the age of 25 but unlike the UK, are not

automatically invited for their first test.

That could change though, as there are plans to write

to all women, inviting them to be screened as soon as

What we're trying to develop is a system where from our names and

addresses registered, we can then set up a call system, we hope to

have that in place by the end of this year.

Until that happens, you're being urged to make

that first appointment, and keep up with the regular checks.

Do you speak to Lisa on regular basis? Do she have a message for

young women? Absolutely, just go and do it. It could have been prevented,

and this is the outcome. In this and this is the outcome. In this

prevents anybody else's family going through what we are going to go

through, go and do it because it's not worth it.

Jersey's Chief Ministers could be prevented from serving more than two

terms of office under plans from an island politician.

Senator Sarah Ferguson - the politician behind the proposal -

believes Jersey should follow the example of the United States

to make sure the island's senior politician

doesn't become exhausted from doing the job too long.

We have had some lovely weather today and more to come, a fine, dry

day tomorrow, some sunshine, light winds and feeling quite warm.

Despite the fact that temperatures are particularly high. High pressure

is in charge, as we head into the weekend it is heading out of the

east, it allows this weather front to creep in from the West. It is a

that need rain, they might be a few that need rain, they might be a few

showers either Tommy gets to us later on Monday. As the conference

does arrive, we see winds come back from the north and North-West. But

the temperatures for the moment are on the rise. Not a great deal of

loud, clear skies overnight and a chilly night, not as cold as it has

been, generally cloud free overnight with a gentle wind from the East and

an overnight low of seven or 8 degrees. Tomorrow, fine, dry, plenty

of sunshine to enjoy, winds are mainly light. But DUP is starting to

creep up and the levels for tomorrow, they peak in June, but

this is where we are at the moment. Then it tails off as we head into

the back end of the summer. We have high pollen and the sunshine won't

help, bringing out the tree pollen, temperatures by some that up to 18

or 19. You can catch up on the iPlayer if

you have mist anything. Until then, good night.

Hello. There was some warm sunshine around today, but it's set to get

even warmer this weekend. 18 Celsius in London this afternoon. This was

the scene in Chiswick, much quieter than it was on Sunday for the boat

race. Under the cloud for example here in Cumbria, temperatures

struggled to make double figures. Through the night we're going to

hang onto a lot of cloud across north-west England, North Wales,

Northern Ireland and western Scotland, where there will be a bit

of drizzle on the breeze. Zero skies across many southern and