BREAKING: Prison instructor admits 'inappropriate relationship' with Zara Aleena's killer

Hayley Jones, 33, had an inappropriate relationship with Jordan McSweeney, 31, between March 6 2023 and April 7 2023 at HMP Belmarsh - she admitted misconduct in a public office in a hearing today

A prison workshop instructor has pleaded guilty to having an “inappropriate relationship” with the man who murdered Zara Aleena.

Hayley Jones, 33, had an inappropriate relationship with Jordan McSweeney, 31, between March 6 2023 and April 7 2023 at HMP Belmarsh. Details of the relationship emerged as she admitted misconduct in a public office in a hearing today.

Jones, of Strood in Kent, entered her plea to the charge at Woolwich Crown Court on Thursday.

McSweeney also faces charges of encouraging or assisting the commission of an indictable offence over the relationship, however he did not appear in court, either in person or by video link, and no plea was entered for his charges.

The court heard that he was “having difficulty with walking” and therefore could not make his way to the link room, according to staff at at HMP Long Lartin.

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