Maxine Carr's safety has been put at risk as a result of "scurrilous and inaccurate" reporting of the Soham murder trial, her solicitor said today.
But Mr Roy James denied reports that she was planning to have plastic surgery to change her appearance in a bid to avoid attacks after she leaves jail.
Mr James told BBC Radio 4's Todayprogramme that the trial jury appeared not to have been influenced by media coverage of the case.
And he said that Carr had felt safe during the 16 months she has spent in jail, despite reports that she had faced attacks and verbal abuse by other inmates.
Carr (26), was found guilty on Wednesday of conspiring to pervert the course of justice, as her former boyfriend Ian Huntley was found guilty of murdering 10-year-old Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells.
But she was acquitted of the more serious charge of assisting the school caretaker in covering up the killings. She was sentenced to three and a half years in jail, but is set to be released on licence next May, having served part of her term while awaiting trial.
Mr James said the scale of reports about Carr - some of which have compared her with Moors Murderer Myra Hindley - had made it impossible to apply for bail during the trial, which she might otherwise reasonably have expected to have received.
And he acknowledged that her notoriety was now such that it may not be safe for her to return to her home town of Grimsby following her release.
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