The mother of Maxine Carr will face trial on a charge of intimidating a witness in the Soham murder case, a British court has heard.
Ms Shirley Capp (60) is accused of intimidating Ms Marian Westerman on May 13th last year. She denied the charge at a hearing at Grimsby Crown Court last year.
At another hearing earlier this month, Judge John Reddihough fixed a provisional trial date for May 17th at the same court.
These matters could not be reported until today for legal reasons.
Ms Capp is charged with one count of intimidation.
The charge reads: "On May 13th, 2003, knowing or believing that Marian Elizabeth Westerman was a witness in proceedings for an offence, did an act, namely made threats, which intimidated and was intended to intimidate Marian Elizabeth Westerman, intending thereby to cause the course of justice to be obstructed, perverted or interfered with."
Ms Capp is on conditional bail and is due to appear again at another hearing on March 26th.