New probe into death of Scots mum on Greek island rules it was foul play
14.05.2023 - 03:59
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
A new investigation into the suspicious death of a Scots mum on a Greek island 14 years ago has ruled it was foul play.
But prosecutors have told the family of Jean Hanlon, 53, that they cannot reopen the case. The mum-of-three, from Dumfries, had been living on Crete, had gone missing and was later found dead in a Heraklion harbour in March 2009.
Her eldest son Michael, 38, who has always believed his mum was murdered, said: “We now know for certain there was a crime. Someone else was involved. Someone knows something and someone is hiding something. They need to come forward and just tell us what they know. “It has been 14 years and we know time is not on our side and, with forensics, the more time that passes the more difficult it becomes. “Trying to find out the truth is not something you can simply just let go of. It’s not a choice – our mum always fought for us so it’s a natural instinct to want to fight for her. Until you go through something like this, it’s hard for people to understand how much you go into fighting mode and nothing will stop you. “It’s a weird feeling for us now knowing this because it throws up so many more questions about what happened then. “If the police hadn’t wasted so much time and had treated mum’s case with the respect she deserved, there is a really high chance we could have found out what happened.”
The case was investigated by the Department of Organised Crime, who have now confirmed Jean’s death wasn’t an accident but they told Michael and his two brothers that they had to close the case because they couldn’t find the evidence. The family have vowed not to let the latest police decision stand in the way of their long campaign for justice. Michael added: “Our family won’t give
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