Jill Dando detective: No one will stand trial

THE DETECTIVE who led the first Jill dando murder investigation has claimed it is unlikely anyone else will stand trial for killing the BBC crimewatch presenter.

Hamish campbell, a detective chief inspector in the Metropolitan Police at the time of the killing, helped convict Barry George of shooting the broadcaster dead outside her home in Fulham 20 years ago. Former stuntman Mr George, 58, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2001, but was acquitted seven years later after his conviction was quashed and a retrial ordered.

The case remains unsolved, but Mr campbell told an upcoming BBC documentary he does not believe anybody else will ever stand trial for murdering Miss dando, 37, outside her

‘Still hopeful of justice one day’

west London home in April 1999. it comes days after Mr George told the daily Mail that he would continue to ‘fight for justice’ following the Government’s refusal to compensate him for the years he spent in prison.

Mr campbell and the Metropolitan Police faced criticism after Mr George was cleared, but maintained that they had never used the convicted sex offender as a scapegoat.

Miss dando’s family still remain ‘hopeful’ her killer will be brought to justice one day. Speaking during the documentary, her brother Nigel dando, 66, said: ‘i would just like to know, why someone would want to kill her.’

The documentary also includes interviews with BBC directorgeneral Lord Tony Hall and Miss dando’s former crimewatch cohost Nick Ross. The Murder of Jill dando airs on Tuesday at 9pm on BBC One.