Hunt for PC’s killers ‘nears end’

Investigators pursuing the murderers of PC Yvonne Fletcher are closer than they have “ever been” to achieving justice for her family, one of her former colleagues has revealed.

John Murray, who witnessed the 1984 shooting outside the Libyan Embassy in London, said he was confident that one of the key suspects would soon be arrested.

And he said a member of Libya’s new government had assured him that Matouk Mohammed Matouk would stand trial, if he is caught.

The former PC was standing just yards from PC Fletcher when she was gunned down.

At the time he vowed to trace her killers. He has now travelled to Libya as part of his attempt to seek justice.

“Twenty-seven years is a very long time but my trip here to Libya has brought me closer than ever to a final conclusion,” he said.

“It’s the closest we’ve ever been. It’s strange, here in Tripoli, the support from the Libyan people, the support from the [National Transitional Council], they all know about Yvonne Fletcher, they all know what happened.”

PC Fletcher was shot while policing a protest outside the Libyan embassy.

As she lay in an ambulance before she died, Mr Murray “cradled her head”, promising he would find her attackers.