Police have apologised to the family of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan after files were discovered in a cupboard that had been locked for years inside Scotland Yard
Daniel Morgan was a private detective based in south London who was found dead with an axe embedded in his neck in a dark corner of a Sydenham pub car park a few minutes before 10pm on 10 March 1987.
The Met police said today that some of this material found locked in the cupboard “should have been disclosed to DMIP which published its final report in June 2021.” Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray said: “We fully acknowledge how unacceptable and deeply regrettable this situation is. “We are working to understand what has taken place and any impact. We apologise to the family of Daniel Morgan and to the Panel.”
The Met said that a total of 60 documents in total were found in the cupboard that should have been handed over to the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel and to HMICFRS as part of a subsequent inspection.The force will share all of the documents with Mr Morgan’s family and Baroness O’Loan.
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