Billy-Jo foster father marries millionairess in secret.

FATHER-of-four Sion Jenkins, who faces a retrial for the murder of his 13-year-old foster daughter, has secretly married a millionairess, it was reported yesterday.

The former deputy head teacher spent six years in prison after being jailed for life for the murder of schoolgirl Billie-Jo.

He is said to have wed art dealer Christina Ferneyhough in secret this week while on bail.

According to a Sunday newspaper the pair wed in a London church not far from his 55-year-old wife's pounds 1. 5m home near Buckingham Palace.

Jenkins, 47, was released on bail last year after the Court of Appeal ordered a retrial, which is due to start in April.

His brother and father provided pounds 300, 000 in surety and under the bail conditions he has to live with his parents in Aberystwyth, Wales.

He is required to report to police daily and can only travel within 30-miles of their home, except on approved visits to his solicitors.

He met up with his new wife during these trips to London.

According to the newspaper, Christina, who has a 13-year-old son, started writing to Jenkins while he was serving his sentence in Belmarsh Prison.

The newspaper said during Christina's visits to Wales she stayed in hotels and the pair had tried to keep their relationship under wraps.

Jenkins retrial was announced after new forensic evidence was put forward to judges.

Since his release on bail Jenkins has been warned not to speak to the media.