Yvonne Fletcher's killer 'closer to being caught than ever'

Investigators looking into the murder of Pc Yvonne Fletcher are closer than they have "ever been" to achieving justice for her family, one of her former colleagues said today.

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.

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 shot in St James's. At the time Mr Murray promised his colleague he would find her attackers. "When she was still conscious, I said to her 'Don't worry, Yvonne, I will find the people who did this'," he said.