Daniel Morgan murder: a brother’s long fight for justice

With inquiry due to publish report, family hope for answers amid allegations of official corruption

Nearly 30 years ago, in May 1992, a young student wrote to his MP, Virginia Bottomley. I am a man at the absolute end of my tether," said the letter. I have reached the end of my resources, emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually. Just over five years ago my younger brother Daniel was murdered ... Since that day, my mother and I have spent almost every waking moment in a horrible and debilitating battle to expose the truth about why Daniel met such a horrible death."

That young man, Alastair Morgan, is still waiting for an answer as to why Daniel Morgan, a private detective, was found dead with an axe in the back of his head in the car park of a south London pub in 1987. The inquiry into the murder that has cost around 16m and taken eight years is due finally to publish its findings on Tuesday after earlier plans for publication were halted by the home secretary for national security and duties under the Human Rights Act". The panel's report will run to 1,200 pages.