Fresh interviews in 'complex' Kevin Nunes murder probe
Fresh interviews have been carried out as part of the new investigation into the gangland murder of Kevin Nunes.
A team of detectives are re-examining the case in an attempt to finally bring justice for the family of Mr Nunes, who was gunned down in a country lane near Pattingham in 2002.
The original case collapsed over police failings which led to five men jailed over the killing having their convictions overturned.
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Staffordshire Police announced in March that the investigation into Mr Nunes’ death was to be re-opened.
The force said the investigation was “complex” and that it was “expected to take a significant amount of time”.
Detectives have been trawling through original statements and evidence from when the investigation first launched 17 years ago. Chiefs said fresh lines of inquiry were also being looked at and new interviews being held.
A force spokeswoman said: “In March this year, Staffordshire Police’s Chief Constable, Gareth Morgan, announced that the force would formally re-investigate the murder of Kevin Nunes.
'Significant'
“Over the past few months a dedicated team of detectives led by a senior investigating officer have been working on the investigation.
“The investigation is complex and is expected to take a significant amount of time.
“Kevin’s family are aware of the re-investigation and were personally updated by Chief Constable Morgan, who has made it clear that justice has never been done for his family and therefore they remain to be supported by family liaison officers while the investigation is ongoing.”
Twenty-year-old Mr Nunes, who was from Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, was found dead in a rural country lane in Pattingham in 2002 having suffered five gunshot wounds.
Police said he had been killed by rival Black Country drug mobs.
But the case spectacularly collapsed when it emerged failings by detectives and the handling of the case’s star witness was never revealed to the judge, jury or barristers at the murder trial.
