Six arrests in PI murder probe

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Daniel Morgan, 37, was found in a pub car park in Sydenham, south London in 1987 with an axe embedded in his head. His family maintained he was killed by a professional hitman.

Mr Morgan from Islington, north London, was discovered outside the Golden Lion pub on March 10, 1987. His £900 Rolex watch was missing but the £1,100 cash he was carrying was still in his pocket.

It is believed he was about to expose a south London drugs network involving corrupt police officers when he was murdered.

A re-investigation into his death by Scotland Yard was launched in 2006 following pressure from the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA).

During that probe, a number of significant witnesses came forward, Scotland Yard said.

As a result, arrests were made. Three men, aged 53, 49 and 47, returned on bail to a central London police station. They had originally been arrested in 2006 on suspicion of murder.

Two others, a 53-year-old and a 61-year-old man, appeared by appointment and were arrested on the same charge.

A 24-year-old serving Pc was also arrested at his place of work on suspicion of misconduct in a public office.

Police said his arrest was not connected to the murder, but to recent events linked to the other five arrests. He is in custody at a central London police station and has been suspended from the force pending further investigations.