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In December 1990 Bishop was charged with a similar attack on a 7-year-old girl. He had dragged her into his car, sexually assaulted her and attempted to strangle her. He was convicted of kidnapping, child molestation and attempted murder and was ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years in prison; he was not released after 14 years and was still serving his sentence at HMP Frankland in 2016.

While Bishop was serving his sentence, the British government removed double jeopardy for murder cases so that [[Gary Dobson and David Norris]] could be tried. This meant that, should new evidence arise, Bishop could be re-tried for the murders. The High Court declared in 2006 that there was not enough evidence to re-try Bishop, so police performed DNA testing on the sweatshirt and found Bishop's DNA on it. Bishop's DNA was also extracted from skin cells found on Karen's forearm.

While Bishop was serving his sentence, the British government removed double jeopardy for murder cases so that previously acquitted murders like [[Billy Dunlop]] and [[Gary Dobson and David Norris|Gary Dobson]] could be tried. This meant that, should new evidence arise, Bishop could be re-tried for the murders. The High Court declared in 2006 that there was not enough evidence to re-try Bishop, so police performed DNA testing on the sweatshirt and found Bishop's DNA on it. Bishop's DNA was also extracted from skin cells found on Karen's forearm.

In May 2016, Bishop was removed from his cell at Frankland and transferred to HMP Belmarsh to await trial for the murders. After the Court of Appeal overturned Bishop's original acquittal, he was brought to trial at the Old Bailey. Bishop's defence was to claim he had been set up and that the real killers were Nicola's parents. He was convicted on 10 December 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 36 years.

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 In December 1990 Bishop was charged with a similar attack on a 7-year-old girl. He had dragged her into his car, sexually assaulted her and attempted to strangle her. He was convicted of kidnapping, child molestation and attempted murder and was ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years in prison; he was not released after 14 years and was still serving his sentence at HMP Frankland in 2016.
-While Bishop was serving his sentence, the British government removed double jeopardy for murder cases so that [[Gary Dobson and David Norris]] could be tried. This meant that, should new evidence arise, Bishop could be re-tried for the murders. The High Court declared in 2006 that there was not enough evidence to re-try Bishop, so police performed DNA testing on the sweatshirt and found Bishop's DNA on it. Bishop's DNA was also extracted from skin cells found on Karen's forearm.
+While Bishop was serving his sentence, the British government removed double jeopardy for murder cases so that previously acquitted murders like [[Billy Dunlop]] and [[Gary Dobson and David Norris|Gary Dobson]] could be tried. This meant that, should new evidence arise, Bishop could be re-tried for the murders. The High Court declared in 2006 that there was not enough evidence to re-try Bishop, so police performed DNA testing on the sweatshirt and found Bishop's DNA on it. Bishop's DNA was also extracted from skin cells found on Karen's forearm.
 In May 2016, Bishop was removed from his cell at Frankland and transferred to HMP Belmarsh to await trial for the murders. After the Court of Appeal overturned Bishop's original acquittal, he was brought to trial at the Old Bailey. Bishop's defence was to claim he had been set up and that the real killers were Nicola's parents. He was convicted on 10 December 2018 and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 36 years.