Daniel Morgan murder: Met Police in talks over settlement payout

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Montage of Daniel Morgan and Golden Lion pub

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Daniel Morgan was recovered with an axe successful his caput extracurricular the Golden Lion pub successful Sydenham, south-east London

The Met Police is successful talks regarding a payout to the household of murdered backstage detective Daniel Morgan.

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that helium could not corroborate a fig arsenic helium was "legally bound" for the adjacent fewer days.

Mr Morgan, 37, was recovered with an axe successful his caput successful the car parkland of a pub successful Sydenham, south-east London, successful 1987.

Since his sidesplitting determination person been 5 inquiries and an inquest, astatine an estimated outgo of much than £40m.

No-one has been convicted implicit the begetter of two's death. The Met has antecedently admitted corruption hampered the archetypal execution probe and apologised to his family.

A sheet recovered successful 2021 that the Met repeatedly covered up its failings.

The force's archetypal nonsubjective successful the lawsuit had been to support itself, said Baroness O'Loan, the caput of an autarkic panel.

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