The son of the nanny murdered by Lord Lucan has hit out at police for failing to arrest a man he claims is the missing peer, and says he fears his suspect will die before being questioned.
Neil Berriman, who this month visited his mother Sandra Rivett’s grave to mark the 46th anniversary of her death on November 7, 1974, has described parts of the new police inquiry as a “farce”.
In January, he gave police “evidence” that Lucan, who would now be 85, was alive and living in a Buddhist commune in Australia.
Emails sent last month show the Metropolitan Police’s cold case unit is investigating Mr Berriman’s claim. He says the mystery Englishman is now seriously ill, and fears the man will die before facing justice.
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