It must a chance in a million that identical twins Karen and Tracey Fathers have the same names as two sisters who figured in a recent Oxford murder trial.

Not surprisingly, a number of people have jumped to the conclusion that they are the same women who appeared before a jury at Oxford Crown Court, one of whom was convicted of murder.

Thankfully, no-one has gone to the extreme of acting as vigilantes and physically attacking the sisters, who are from Abingdon.

But it appears that they and their family have been the target of some pretty unpleasant remarks until people have realised their mistake.

After our coverage today, we hope that no-one will be in any doubt that this is a clear case of mistaken identity.

They should also imagine what it is like to be taken for a killer - and then let the two law-abiding Fathers twins resume their lives without further harassment.