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| No Crimestoppers reward for James Fairweather tip-off woman | No Crimestoppers reward for James Fairweather tip-off woman |
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| A hairdresser whose tip-off led to a Ripper-obsessed double murderer being caught will not get a £20,000 reward because she called police. | |
| Michelle Sadler rang Essex Police after she spotted James Fairweather hiding in bushes in Colchester in May 2015. | Michelle Sadler rang Essex Police after she spotted James Fairweather hiding in bushes in Colchester in May 2015. |
| As first reported in the Colchester Gazette, Crimestoppers said rewards were only given to people who ring its number rather than the police. | As first reported in the Colchester Gazette, Crimestoppers said rewards were only given to people who ring its number rather than the police. |
| Fairweather, 17, was given two life sentences in April for the murders. | Fairweather, 17, was given two life sentences in April for the murders. |
| Ms Sadler said she had not sought a reward and was more upset the lead inspector had not said thank you for her actions. | Ms Sadler said she had not sought a reward and was more upset the lead inspector had not said thank you for her actions. |
| The teenager was found guilty of stabbing James Attfield and Nahid Almanea to death in Colchester in 2014, when he was 15. | The teenager was found guilty of stabbing James Attfield and Nahid Almanea to death in Colchester in 2014, when he was 15. |
| On 29 May 2015, Ms Sadler was walking her dog when she saw him hiding in bushes near the same spot he had attacked his second victim. | On 29 May 2015, Ms Sadler was walking her dog when she saw him hiding in bushes near the same spot he had attacked his second victim. |
| Fairweather, who was wearing latex gloves and carrying a knife, was hunting for a third victim at the time. | Fairweather, who was wearing latex gloves and carrying a knife, was hunting for a third victim at the time. |
| She said: "For some reason he decided to jump from one side of the bush to the other. | She said: "For some reason he decided to jump from one side of the bush to the other. |
| "I recognised the jacket police said they were looking for and so I rang 101." | "I recognised the jacket police said they were looking for and so I rang 101." |
| Ms Sadler said she had not applied for the reward and it was a reporter at the Gazette who had told her she was not eligible to receive one. | Ms Sadler said she had not applied for the reward and it was a reporter at the Gazette who had told her she was not eligible to receive one. |
| Crimestoppers said: "Our rewards do come with the condition that we will only pay in relation to information given directly through our anonymous service. | Crimestoppers said: "Our rewards do come with the condition that we will only pay in relation to information given directly through our anonymous service. |
| "This is something that we always make clear in our press releases." | "This is something that we always make clear in our press releases." |
| Ms Sadler said: "I didn't know initially he was a killer - the police got that image of the jacket out there and I recognised it. | Ms Sadler said: "I didn't know initially he was a killer - the police got that image of the jacket out there and I recognised it. |
| "So I never did it for the reward, although it would be nice. | "So I never did it for the reward, although it would be nice. |
| "I'm more upset that the lead police inspector hasn't even thanked me." | "I'm more upset that the lead police inspector hasn't even thanked me." |
| Essex Police has yet to comment. | Essex Police has yet to comment. |