Identity of Fletcher 'killer' revealed - The Sun

THE identity of the man suspected of killing PC Yvonne Fletcher has been revealed.

Abdulmagid Salah Ameri was a junior diplomat working at the Libyan embassy in London in April 1984 when the 25-year-old was shot dead during an anti-Gaddafi protest.

He was seen firing a machinegun from a window by David Robertson, who had a clear view of the building and identified Ameri from a group of five Libyans in television footage.

The painter's testimony was spelled out in a secret review of evidence requested by the Metropolitan Police.

The 140-page report was written by a senior Canadian prosecutor and addressed to Sue Hemming, the head of counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service.

It says: "The man was holding the stock of the gun in his right hand, while his left hand was near the trigger area, as if he was about to fire. There were other men with him, with one to his left and at least two others standing behind him.

"There was no grille behind the window, although it appeared to have a blue haze, which Mr Robertson thought might have been a curtain.

"Mr Robertson made a comment to someone to his left about the gun and, as he did so, he heard the gun being fired from the direction of the bureau, a 'rapid rat-a-tat-tat' lasting for two or three seconds."

Scotland Yard believes Ameri may have died but it could also be a false claim by Libyan officials to stop officers questioning him.

The report also concluded that there was enough evidence to prosecute two other men, Abdelgader Mohammed Baghdadi and Matouk Mohammed Matouk, for conspiracy to cause PC Fletcher's death.

Her death sparked an 11-day armed siege by police before 30 Libyans from the embassy were deported.