A MOTHER'S fight for justice for her murdered daughter is the subject of national television programme tomorrow.

The story of Ann and Charlie Ming's attempt to get the man who killed their daughter jailed will be told on ITV's Real Crime at 9pm.

Mr and Mrs Ming, from Teesside, have been trying to get Billy Dunlop, the self-confessed killer of their daughter Julie Hogg, imprisoned since 1989.

Dunlop was tried twice for Julie's murder, but neither jury were able to return a verdict.

Later, when Dunlop was in prison for another offence, he admitted killing the 22-year-old mother-of-one, knowing that he could not be tried again because of double jeopardy.

He was convicted of perjury for lying in his original trial, but could only be jailed for six years.

Under the ancient double jeopardy rule, no one can be tried for the same crime more than once, and it is this law that Mr and Mrs Ming have been trying to get changed, with support from The Northern Echo.

They want a retrospective change in the law so that in very serious cases, when there is extensive new evidence, a person can be tried again.

The Law Commission has backed the Mings' campaign, and it is hoped the change will go through Parliament next year, although there is no suggestion as to whether it will be retrospective.

Mr and Mrs Ming hope their appearance on television will boost support for their campaign and help them to get justice for Julie.

There are only a handful of cases, including the murder of Stephen Lawrence, that would be affected by a change in the double jeopardy law, and Julie's is the only case that concerns a self-confessed killer.