Paul and Andrea Gallagher, of Repton Road, Orpington, have welcomed the news two senior Metropolitan Police detectives are to review their son Paul’s death with the Bahamian authorities.<\/P><\/p>\n
But the couple, who are also parents to four-year-old Andrew and eight-year-old Heather, say they are “concerned and anxious”<\/P><\/p>\n
because they will not meet the officers before they leave.<\/P><\/p>\n
The officers are due to fly to Paradise Island where two-year-old Paul was killed after being struck by a speedboat.<\/P><\/p>\n
But they will not have any contact with the family before they go.<\/P><\/p>\n
Mr Gallagher, 41, said: “I think it is crucial they meet the family because there are so many people involved at so many levels.<\/P><\/p>\n
“They need to know what they are going to face over there.<\/P><\/p>\n
“Ever since Paul died all we have had from the Bahamian authorities is a lack of co-operation and missing evidence.”<\/P><\/p>\n
He added: “I have serious reservations crucial information will be witheld and we just want to meet them so they are aware of what they are up against.”<\/P><\/p>\n
Although the family will not meet the detectives before they leave at the end of May for the two-week trip, they are due to meet a staff officer from the force to discuss their concerns.<\/P><\/p>\n
Mr Gallagher added: “The Met are probably the finest force in the world and they have been in many situations where people do not want them there.<\/P><\/p>\n
“We have been told they will not be going there purely to look at papers and then come back but we are very anxious they do not miss anything.”<\/P><\/p>\n
He added: “I realise the Met cannot be seen as biased or in any way influenced by us but you would think they would want as much information as possible.”<\/P><\/p>\n
British Police Abroad<\/B><\/P><\/p>\n
Deaths abroad are usually the responsibility of the country in which it occurs, but British police do become involved in certain circumstances.<\/P><\/p>\n
British police have assisted investigations in The Bahamas previously, including: The death of British schoolteacher Carol Leach on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera. The 37-year-old was found murdered in her home in September 1997.<\/P><\/p>\n
The murder of Joanne Clarke, aged 24, in September 1998. The graduate from Banbury, Oxon, was found dead on a beach in Paradise Island.<\/P><\/p>\n
Both murders remain unsolved.<\/P><\/p>\n
Source: www.thisislocallondon.co.uk<\/SMALL><\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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