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Prosecutors Detail Digital and Forensic Evidence in Prison Officer Murder Trial

At Preston Crown Court, prosecutors showed how Elias Morgan allegedly exploited phone records to orchestrate the fatal ambush on officer Lenny Scott

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Overview

  • CCTV footage played to jurors captured the gunman approaching Scott outside the Peel Road gym and firing six shots at close range.
  • Examination of Anthony Cleary’s phone uncovered post-shooting Google searches for Skem news and visits to a local police Twitter account.
  • Vehicle forensics linked a Mercedes GLC fitted with false plates and Morgan’s DNA to the route and escape vehicle used in the attack.
  • Prosecutors allege Morgan threatened Scott after the officer seized a phone containing evidence of an affair and enlisted Cleary to deliver the van and electric bike.
  • Both defendants deny the charges and the trial will resume with further witness testimony before its scheduled August conclusion.