THE BROTHER of a murdered Cwmbran private detective has spoken of his family’s “nightmare” after campaigning for 30 years to find the truth behind his death.

Speaking on the 30th anniversary of the murder of his brother Daniel today, Alastair Morgan has said he is unsure whether he will ever find answers due to past “corruption” within London’s police force.

The 37-year-old was allegedly investigating corruption within Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) when his body was found in the car park of a south London pub with an axe lodged in his head.

Around 30 years later, his death on March 10, 1987, remains unsolved despite several police investigations and a judge-led Home Office inquiry.

The Daniel Morgan Independent Panel, set up by the Home Office, aims to reveal the facts of the case and its handling from 1987 onwards and a final publication date is expected later this year.

While five people were arrested in connection with the case in 2008, a trial collapsed in 2011 after evidence was deemed unreliable.

After decades of campaigning, Alastair Morgan, aged 68, hopes the MPS can “right the results” of 30 years of “corruption” and “cover-up” surrounding his brother’s murder.

Reflecting on the protracted legal processes and lengthy investigations, he hopes that “no other family has to suffer the nightmare that (they have) been through.”

Mr Morgan, who now lives in London, started the campaign for a judge-led inquiry as he “wanted all of the reasons for (the family’s) suffering to be made public”.

“We were devastated as we knew there had been corruption in previous investigations and we were so hopeful of finally laying Daniel to rest,” he said.

“It’s been absolutely stressful but after each investigation when the murder was unresolved we discovered more and more about what had been happening in the past.

“I thought I’m not going to give up and I can’t live with myself if I do that and can’t pretend this didn’t happen.

“It’s painful but in terms of enabling me to fight, my family have been supportive, including my partner who has been through this for 23 years and my solicitor who is amazing.

“So in that sense, I have been fortunate as I’m sure many other people don’t have that support.”

He added that the most “troubling” aspect of the saga was the relationship between the MPS and the press at the time with some senior journalists, he alleges,“colluding with suspects” to “subvert the investigation”.

The Morgan brothers went to Croesyceiliog Grammar School and grew up in Llanfrechfa, Cwmbran, with Alastair describing Daniel as “very loyal”, “hard working” and “loved” by his family.

“He had a love of rugby and was never happier than when working on a car, stripping down an engine or building shelves. He was very versatile and clever with his hands,” he said.

For the Morgan family, the only resolution to their 30-year wait for justice would be MPS prosecutions.

As the MPS welcomed their first female commissioner Cressida Dick this year, calls have been made for more transparency over the murder.

A former MPS murder squad detective, who has known the Morgan family for 18 years, said that the new commissioner should order such a review “with a view to formulating prosecutions.”

The former officer - who does not wish to be named, but uses the Twitter alias Frank Matthews to maintain his anonymity - told the Argus that MPS commissioner should “act robustly” on the issue.

“The MPS have already admitted that corruption has played a part in this case and it is now for Cressida Dick to act robustly to gain the confidence of the public and to fortify those honest and good officers that do an incredible job in our police services everyday,” he said.

The former detective said with his personal knowledge of this case, he can only conclude that "corruption lies at the very heart of this investigation".

He added that the Morgan family have been treated with “obfuscation and contempt” by MPS investigators which has had a “devastating effect on their health and wellbeing”.

Newport West MP, Paul Flynn, has repeatedly campaigned for the facts behind how the father-of-two met his death and last year called for the internal Tiberius Report – which looked into corruption within the Met – to be released.

But in a letter to the Labour MP – who took up his seat just three months after Mr Morgan was murdered – Home Secretary Theresa May said the report was a ‘highly sensitive and classified document’ and could jeopardise current or future police operations by revealing tactics.

Last month, a former detective accused of corruption in the initial inquiry into Daniel Morgan’s death also received £25,000 in damages in a High Court ruling.

Sidney Fillery, now aged 70, was accused of trying to cover up the murder by threatening a witness and was charged with perverting the course of justice.

This was overturned when it was revealed that the witness had been “coached” in his evidence by detective chief inspector David Cook in his desperation to see the case solved.

Mr Morgan thinks that his brother’s case will always “plague” the MPS and said it was “difficult” to see how they would handle it in future because it “compromised them from top to bottom”.

“What they (MPS) say is ‘that was then and this is now’ and is their normal approach [...] I have limited confidence in their willingness to change,” he added.

MPS assistant commissioner, Martin Hewitt, speaking this month, said: “The re-investigation into Daniel Morgan’s murder identified, ever more clearly, how the initial inquiry failed the family and wider public.

“The MPS has stated that it is quite apparent that police corruption was a debilitating factor in that investigation, which is wholly unacceptable.

“It is not right to make any comment about the murder of Daniel without recognising that over the last 30 years his family has fought tirelessly to seek justice for him.”

Later this year, Alastair Morgan will release a book on the 30 year fight for justice — Untold: The Daniel Morgan Murder —which stemmed from thousands of people listening to a podcast on the subject.

The book — which will be published on Thursday, May 18 — will explore Daniel's murder investigation from a personal viewpoint and touch on national press coverage of the case.

While a final publication date from the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel is expected later this year, Mr Morgan has added the prospect of justice “remains to be seen”.

“We don’t know what is going to happen,” he added.