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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Yvonne Fletcher: ex-colleague to bring private action against suspect in 1984 killing

Retired police officer John Murray (second right) outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in November 2021.
Retired police officer John Murray (second right) outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London in November 2021. Photograph: Jess Glass/PA

A retired police officer who was on duty with PC Yvonne Fletcher when she was shot dead outside the Libyan embassy in London 40 years ago today is to bring a private prosecution against one of her alleged killers.

John Murray, 68, a close friend of Fletcher, who cradled her in his arms as she lay dying, is pursuing a case against Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk, having previously won a civil case against the former minister in Muammar Gaddafi’s government.

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