Sunday, August 18, 2013

Was Princess Diana MURDERED by British soldier?
Metropolitan Police 'assessing credibility' of new claim made in court martial of SAS sniper Danny Nightingale

Police 'scoping information' and 'assessing its relevance and credibility'
The force has said it 'is not a re-investigation' into their deaths
Diana, Dodi Al Fayed and chauffeur Henri Paul died in Paris crash in 1997
Inquest concluded in 2008 when jury returned verdict of unlawful killing

By JAMES RUSH and FRANCESCA INFANTE

PUBLISHED: 16:24 GMT, 17 August 2013 | UPDATED: 12:38 GMT, 18 August 2013

Scotland Yard last night said they were assessing the credibility of new information relating to the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed including an allegation that they were murdered by a member of the British military.

It said it was 'scoping' the information, which surfaced in the second court martial of Sergeant Danny Nightingale, the SAS sniper convicted of illegally stashing a pistol and 338 bullets in his bedroom.

The allegation was contained in a letter from the parents-in-law of Soldier N, Sgt Nightingale's former housemate, which was sent to the SAS's commanding officer in September 2011.

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Police have said they are 'assessing' information it has recently received in relation to the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed

It is understood the information was passed to the Metropolitan Police through the Royal Military Police.

The jury in the 2008 inquest concluded its verdict as 'unlawful killing, grossly negligent driving of the following vehicles and of the Mercedes', the Met said