Met Chief apologises to son & partner of Rachel Nickell for botched murder investigation
THE head of the Met has apologised to the son and partner of Rachel Nickell over the botched investigation into her murder.
Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has written to Alex Hanscombe - who witnessed the killing as a two-year-old - and his dad André, 60.
The police chief’s apology raises their hopes of compensation.
Alex, now 33, said: "While we know this is a first step in the right direction, we want words to be followed by actions."
Mum Rachel, 23, was killed in a frenzied attack on London's Wimbledon Common in 1992.
We told last week that Alex and André had written to Sir Mark about a "catalogue of errors".
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The Met did pay £700,000 to Colin Stagg, a suspect wrongly jailed for the crime, and a reported £150,000 to Lizzie James, a former police officer who was made to play a “honey trap” role by the Met in snaring Stagg.
Andre and Alex questioned whether racism was at play as to why they never received a penny.