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Since Morgan's death at least five police inquiries were conducted. There were allegations of police corruption, drug trafficking and robbery.<ref name="Sky.com 22.4.2008">Martin Brunt [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641313539 "Ex-Detective Held Over Axe Murder"], Sky.com News Archive, 22 April 2008], accessed 7 July 2011</ref>
 
Since Morgan's death at least five police inquiries were conducted. There were allegations of police corruption, drug trafficking and robbery.<ref name="Sky.com 22.4.2008">Martin Brunt [http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Sky-News-Archive/Article/20080641313539 "Ex-Detective Held Over Axe Murder"], Sky.com News Archive, 22 April 2008], accessed 7 July 2011</ref>
  
In 2006, [[Jennette Arnold]], a member of the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]] and Alastair Morgan's [[London Assembly]] constituency representative, described the unsolved murder as "a reminder of the old police culture of corruption and unaccountability" in London.<ref name="Guardian 20.11.2006 - Muir and Campbell"/>
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In 2006, [[Jennette Arnold]], a member of the [[Metropolitan Police Authority]] and Alastair Morgan's [[London Assembly]] constituency representative, described the unsolved murder as "a reminder of the old police culture of corruption and unaccountability" in London.<ref name="Guardian 20.11.2006 - Muir and Campbell">https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/nov/20/ukcrime.duncancampbell</ref>
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In May 2023, the MET apologised for not disclosing documents relating to the murder which were found in a locked cabinet at its headquarters.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-65544848</ref>
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Latest revision as of 04:49, 30 May 2023

Person.png Daniel Morgan  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(private investigator)
Born3 November 1949
Singapore
Died10 March 1987 (Age 37)
London
Cause of death
head injury
Victim ofassassination
InterestsUK Police/Corruption?

Daniel John Morgan was a private investigator reportedly interested in UK Police corruption.

Assassination

Daniel Morgan was found dead in March 1987 with an axe wound in the back of his head.

Inquiries

Since Morgan's death at least five police inquiries were conducted. There were allegations of police corruption, drug trafficking and robbery.[1]

In 2006, Jennette Arnold, a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority and Alastair Morgan's London Assembly constituency representative, described the unsolved murder as "a reminder of the old police culture of corruption and unaccountability" in London.[2]

In May 2023, the MET apologised for not disclosing documents relating to the murder which were found in a locked cabinet at its headquarters.[3]


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