Barnaby Jameson KC instructed in historic private prosecution of alleged killer of WPC Yvonne Fletcher

April 17, 2024

Barnaby Jameson KC is instructed along with a team of private prosecution specialists including Andrew Marshall from Edmonds Marshall McMahon and McCue Jury & Partners.

Forty years ago, WPC Yvonne Fletcher was killed in the line of duty by automatic gunfire from the first floor of the then Libyan Embassy in St. James’s Square, London. Hers is the only case in British history of an on-duty police officer whose alleged murderer has never been tried.

Former Metropolitan Police officer, John Murray, who was standing next to WPC Fletcher when she was shot, has been fighting for justice for 40 years for his murdered friend and colleague.

Yvonne was just 25 years old when, on the 17th of April 1984, she was shot in the back by a bullet fired from the Libyan Embassy. John cradled her at the scene and accompanied her to hospital where she later died. His last words to Yvonne were a promise that he would bring those responsible to justice.

Saleh Ibrahim Mabrouk, a minister in the then Gaddafi government, chose to flee from Britain after the killing confident he would not be prosecuted. However, the Metropolitan Police never gave up their hunt to catch Yvonne’s killers and in 2015 Mabrouk was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit Yvonne’s murder. The CPS abandoned the prosecution in 2017. However, in 2021 John Murray brought a successful civil action against Mabrouk in the High Court for assault and PTSD. In finding for Mr Murray, Mr Justice Spencer ruled that Mabrouk was a “prime mover” in Yvonne’s death.

On the 40th anniversary of Yvonne’s death, her alleged murder is still living freely in Libya. Accordingly John Murray is launching a private criminal prosecution of Mabrouk, independent of the authorities.

Barnaby Jameson KC has been instructed in some of the most notorious and high profile criminal cases of the last two decades including plots to overthrow governments, conspiracies to assassinate politicians, terrorist murder cases and terrorist bombings in the UK and overseas. Read more: [Barnaby Jameson KC Profile]

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