Siobhan Whitaker jailed for impeding murder apprehension

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Siobhan Whitaker was sentenced to 18 months in prison at the Central Criminal Court for impeding the apprehension of an individual she knew or believed to be guilty of Maurice Martin's murder. She pleaded guilty. The proceedings were reported on 13 January 2014. Mr Justice Paul Carney said she had no involvement whatsoever in the murder and that her involvement was at the lower end of the scale. The report also said the person who instructed her to clean up the scene had threatened her previously, and a detective sergeant agreed she could have faced serious violence if she refused.