 The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of Daniel Morgan, a private detective whose murder in 1987 remains unsolved. Morgan, 37, was found with an axe in his head in Sydenham, south-east London. His family have long believed that Morgan was about to expose police corruption to the press and his death, to campaign groups, has come to symbolise this. London's police force today admitted that the decades-long investigation was 'marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensivenes'. In his apology, Met commissioner Sir Mark Rowley confessed the Met 'prioritised its reputation at the expense of transparency and effectiveness'. 'No words can do justice to the pain and suffering that has been a feature of the family's lives for more than three decades as they have fought for justice, a fight which no family should have to endure,' he said. Morgan was killed outside the Golden Lion pub (Picture: REX/Shutterstock) 'Their tenacious campaigning has exposed multiple and systemic failings in this organisation.' The commissioner said he has met with Morgan's loved ones and listened to their 'vivid and moving accounts of the devastating impact those failings have had on their lives'. 'They have explained how their trust in policing has been eroded,' he added. 'The personal commitment I made to tackling corruption in this organisation when I took over as Commissioner has never been stronger.' On Monday, the Met reportedly hashed out a settlement of around £2,000,000 with Morgan's family. Morgan's family was set to sue Sir Mark but the two sides struck a deal through formal mediation earlier this month. Only his watch and some notes he had written earlier that day had been stolen (Picture: PA) For the Met, the commissioner's statement is the latest in a long line of apologies for police failings, both decades-old and recent. A series of crises has seized the Met in recent years, with issues){kind=link}
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The Metropolitan Police has apologised to the family of Daniel Morgan, a private detective whose murder in 1987 remains unsolved.
Morgan, 37, was found with an axe in his head in Sydenham, south-east London.
His family have long believed that Morgan was about to expose police corruption to the press and his death, to campaign groups, has come to symbolise this.
London’s police force today admitted that the decades-long investigation was ‘marred by a cycle of corruption, professional incompetence and defensivenes’.