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Two men have been arrested in connection with the sudden death of a 27-year-old man, whose body was found in Laws Street, Pembroke Dock, in the…

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An unsolved murder which took place in Sydenham 34-years-ago has resurfaced as a report into its circumstances is due to be published.

Daniel Morgan: What happened in the case of the murdered private detective? Joe Sommerlad © Provided by The Independent The Daniel Morgan Independent Panel was due to publish its findings into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of the investigation into his death on 17 May, only for the government to intervene saying it wanted to review the document to ensure it complied with human rights considerations and did not compromise national security. The panel was established by t...

The family of murdered private detective Daniel Morgan have described a decision by Home Secretary to delay publication of an independent review into his death as a kick in the teeth.  The long-awaited report into the unsolved murder has been delayed again due to an unnecessary Home Office review said to compromise the authors independence. The panel examining the case had been due to publish its findings on Monday, before being told by the Home Office that no Parliamentary time could be foun...

Share The veteran officer, who is retiring next month, said it was important his colleagues were allowed the independence to do their jobs. I think it is as incumbent on the service to assert itself and its independence and its role as it is for the Home Office to stand back, Mr Morgan said. During the pandemic Patel has had weekly meetings with senior police chiefs including Cressida Dick and Martin Hewitt, chairman of the National Police Chiefs Council.  Previously such meetings would only t...

Leveson part two needed to examine links between News of the World and Daniel Morgan murder, Parliament told The brother of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan told a meeting at the House of Lords yesterday why he suspects press involvement in the crime. And he also urged politicians to continue pushing for the second part of the Leveson Inquiry to take place in order to investigate corruption involving the police and the press. Former detective and Crimewatch host Jacqui Hames also spo...

Priti Patel has delayed publication of a report on the unsolved 1987 murder of a private detective

That gnawing sense of injustice creates a troubled look that I have seen a number of times in my 25 years covering high-profile crimes for the Daily Mail. I saw it etched on the face of Doreen Lawrence in the early days of this newspapers Justice for Stephen campaign in the late 1990s. Her family was desperate for her sons killers to face trial – and for police to be held to account over a litany of appalling blunders. A similar expression was on the face of André Hanscombe, the partner of W...

Independent panel set up to investigate killing of Daniel Morgan ‘furious’ at home secretary’s move Daniel Morgan was found dead in a south London car park in 1987, with an axe embedded in his head. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA Daniel Morgan was found dead in a south London car park in 1987, with an axe embedded in his head. Photograph: Metropolitan Police/PA Tue 18 May 2021 15.49 EDT Last modified on Wed 19 May 2021 03.56 EDT The home secretary has ordered that an independ...