Fenn Hugo Jester
The person who made the reports examined in Case File 01. He was born Benjamin Thomas Jacks.
Open Case File 01Who’s Who
This initial guide identifies the people and public bodies central to Case File 01. Every description is confined to the published record. The guide will expand as the wider account is added to FENNJ.COM.
People
Ann Edwards
Fenn’s mother. North Yorkshire Police identified her as a disclosure witness. The Metropolitan Police and Northamptonshire Police both hold undisclosed records of conversations with her.
Follow the nine-record witness chainDavid Hope
The only suspect interviewed in the published four-force record. He was interviewed by North Yorkshire Police on 10 October 2023 and provided a pre-prepared statement denying the offences.
See the chronologyAlison Jacks
The named step-mother in the Gloucestershire strand and the subject of the requested consensual DNA enquiry recorded in the report.
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North Yorkshire Police
The first substantive investigation and the comparator record.
Read the force-by-force accountMetropolitan Police Service
The originating force, the later investigation, and the complaint handler. Its 2024 conversation with Ann Edwards remains the case's most consequential withheld record.
Read the force-by-force accountGloucestershire Constabulary
The 2025 strand concerning the named step-mother and the requested consensual DNA enquiry.
Read the force-by-force accountNorthamptonshire Police
The lead force for the wider 2024 strand and the final no-further-action decision in June 2026.
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