Pictured: Blonde prison teacher, 33, accused of having 'month-long fling' with Zara Aleena's killer Jordan McSweeney - as she appears alongside him in court

A blonde prison teacher accused of having a 'month-long fling' with Zara Aleena's murderer has appeared in court alongside the killer. Hayley Jones, 33, is accused of acting in a way 'which amounted to an abuse of the public's trust' during a relationship with Jordan McSweeney Jordan McSweeney, 31, is serving at least 33 years in HMP Belmarsh for the murder of Ms Aleena McSweeney was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 38 years at the Old Bailey in December 2022 after admitting sexually assaulting and murdering Ms Aleena. Prolific criminal McSweeney, who had 28 convictions for 69 crimes prior to Ms Aleena's murdeer, had been released from prison on licence just nine days before the killing A jury inquest ruled in June that failures 'across multiple agencies' contributed to Zara's death Undated CCTV image issued by the Metropolitan Police of sexual predator Jordan McSweeney just before he attacked Zara Aleena McSweeney ambushed Ms Aleena and punched her in the back of the head before dragging her into a driveway and kicking her as she lay on the ground as she went home after a night out in June 2022. McSweeney was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 38 years at the Old Bailey in December 2022 after admitting sexually assaulting and murdering Ms Aleena.