Well what a surprise. Dave Edgar supports the McCanns and so must now be sneered at and have his expertise as an Ex Detective Inspector called into question.
Quote from the Belfast Telegraph
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Dave had accepted demotion to join the Cheshire police force in 1986 after he left the RUC.
But he quickly moved up the ranks, becoming a detective inspector for the second time in his career.
As a result, Dave found himself at the heart of these high-profile investigations.
Dave’s team were stumped until they identified killer Stephen Mottram through the use of controversial Low Copy Number DNA profiling to analyse single cells left at the scene.
Mottram, 40, from Cheshire, was convicted in 2007 and will serve 16 years.
Dave said: “It was a difficult and long case, and thank God we were able to use the DNA tests.”
This have-a-go hero dad, 47, was kicked to death by a group of feral youths outside his Cheshire home.
Dave Edgar’s work on the case, the same month Stephen Mottram was convicted, led to his three teen killers being sentenced to life.
Dave was also awarded a judge’s commendation for his work on the case.
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That Belfast Telegraph story is, understandably perhaps, just a little bit flattering and seems to be a mixture of two cases. The first one, the Stephen Mottram case, was investigated by a team of 20 officers led by DCI Ankers. The judge, Elgan Edwards commended the actions of the whole investigation team.
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/fatta-gets-justice-at-last-2867582The second case is that of Garry Newlove. I don't know who led that investigation, but the perpetrators were arrested within four days, so it wasn't as difficult and complicated as the Mottram case.
