The murder of Yvonne Fletcher
On 17th April 1984 PC John Murray had been deployed with WPC Yvonne Fletcher to St James Square. Their objective was to police a demonstration out side the Libyan Embassy on St James Square, London.
Whilst in attendance a person within the embassy opened fire on the protestors. WPC Fletcher was shot. She was placed in an ambulance where they administered treatment, PC Murray got into the ambulance to travel with Yvonne to hospital. PC Matt Johnson was a traffic officer and he had been dispatched to carryout a routine ambulance escort. Little did he know that Yvonne Fletcher had been fatally wounded. John Murray made a promise to Yvonne that he would personally track down the persons responsible
For the past 39 years John has battled with the authorities to get the evidence and information that is needed to identify the killer and bring him to justice. He has funded the investigation with his own money but has received support from the Police federation. However, John had no boundaries and having retired from the police he took the investigation to another level when he bribed prison guards in Libya to speak to vital witnesses
Matt has written "No Ordinary Day" with the assistance of John Murray - Matt describes the book as testament to Johns determination and bravery to combat the authorities to get to the truth.
John has arranged a fundraising event in June 2023 and has received significant support from locations such as the Nomad Hotel which is the Old Bow Street Police station.
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