Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:58 pm on 6 January 2014.
Heidi Alexander
Opposition Whip (Commons)
9:58,
6 January 2014
I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in this debate. I congratulate my hon. Friend Stella Creasy on securing it and on presenting her arguments so powerfully and in such detail.
My interest in speaking in this debate relates to the fact that the individual currently detained in Greece on suspicion of murdering Tyrell Matthews-Burton is a young man called Myles Litchmore-Dunbar. Myles is my constituent, and in the past six months I have been in contact with his parents Chris and Carole, and his aunt Denise. The whole family have serious concerns about the way in which the Greek authorities have handled the murder investigation. They believe the support that has been provided to them by the British Government to be wholly inadequate. They believe passionately that the British police should be involved in investigating Tyrell’s murder.
I am not here tonight to assert any individual’s guilt or innocence. This was an horrific crime and I want whoever committed it to be brought to justice.
Motion lapsed (
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mr Gyimah.)