A FORMER police officer present at the death of WPC Yvonne Fletcher outside the Libyan Embassy in London said the death of Colonel Gaddafi was “the worst result that I could ever imagine”.
WPC Fletcher, from Semley near Shaftesbury, was gunned down in 1984 when Libyan officials opened fire on a demonstration outside the building that she was policing.
Campaigners searching for justice over her death – and over the Lockerbie bombing – say the dictator’s demise on Thursday means he has taken answers to crucial questions to the grave.
Former police officer John Murray, who was standing just a few yards from WPC Fletcher when she was fatally shot, said the death of Gaddafi was “bittersweet”.
He told the BBC yesterday: “The early reports that Gaddafi had been captured were for me very good news.
“When we later found out that he had been confirmed dead, for me it was no celebration, it was the worst result that I could ever imagine. The death of Gaddafi has left so many questions unanswered.
“In some respects it is good news because the main suspect, Matouk Mohammed Matouk, is still alive and possibly still in Libya.
“He has survived the last few months under the protection of Gaddafi.
“Now he has got no one to look after him so I think there is a reasonable chance that he will be detained and stand trial for Yvonne’s murder.”
The new Libyan government said last month that Matouk would be tried if caught.
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