Husband jailed for life for conspiracy to murder wife in 1981 – Suki Dhadda prosecuted for the Crown
Allen Morgan, now aged 73, of Brighton denied hiring a hitman to murder his then wife Carol Morgan back in 1981 when she was aged 36. His current wife and then lover Margaret Morgan, 75 was found not guilty of the same charge.
Mr Morgan’s alibi at the time of the offence, a cinema trip, gave him a cast-iron alibi whilst a paid hitman murdered Carol Morgan at the shop she ran with her husband. The killer used an axe or machete to attack Carol before escaping with cash and cigarettes. Detectives at the time believed it was a burglary gone wrong, but a cold case investigation in 2018 uncovered a new witness who said Allen Morgan had approached her in a pub before the murder asking if her ex-boyfriend knew anyone who could kill his wife. The court also heard that a year or so before his wife’s death Allen Morgan had begun an affair with Margaret Spooner, whom he later married.
Detective Superintendent Carl Foster who led the cold case investigation said the force remained committed to finding out who murdered Carol.
Ms Dhadda was led by Pavlos Panayi KC of 7 Bedford Row.
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UPDATE: Monday 29 July 2024: Allen Morgan is jailed for life with a minimum term of 22 years at Luton Crown Court. Imposing the sentence, Mr Justice Martin Spencer told Morgan he was a “wicked” person.
He said the 74-year-old was the only person who knew the identity of the hitman.
“That is the secret you have harboured for the last 40 years. The law has now caught up with you… but the murderer remains at large, if indeed he is still alive”.
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