IN his own inimitable style Alan Taylor raises an unsolved 1970s crime ("Is Lucan mystery cracked on Eigg?", The Herald, February 6).
In an era when the remains of Richard III can be positively identified by the miracle of scientific progress we are no further informed as to the fate of the brutal and cowardly lord.We do know that the Lucan family nanny was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Sadly she was also working for the wrong people, evidenced by no financial support being offered the dependants. Not surprisingly the son of the murdered employee continues to personally investigate the unsolved case. Perhaps if roles had been reversed and the noble lord had been the victim, closure by way of arrest, conviction and sentence would have been concluded decades ago. For the record, the public should be informed as to any criminal injuries compensation awarded the victim's family in this cause celebre which does nothing to enhance the reputation of British justice.
Allan C Steele,
22 Forres Avenue, Giffnock.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article