Former policeman says he surveilled figures including Prince William and the parents of Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe
A private detective has claimed that the News of the World paid him to target more than 90 people, including Prince William, former attorney general Lord Goldsmith and Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe's parents, over eight years until this July.
Derek Webb, a former police officer, said he started work for the paper shortly after setting up his private detective agency in 2003. He told the BBC's Newsnight he continued to do surveillance until it was closed over the phone-hacking scandal.
The investigator said he was paid by the paper to follow more than 90 targets including Prince William, Goldsmith, Radcliffe's parents and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.
"I was working for them extensively on many jobs throughout that time. I never knew when I was going to be required. They phone...
A private detective has claimed that the News of the World paid him to target more than 90 people, including Prince William, former attorney general Lord Goldsmith and Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe's parents, over eight years until this July.
Derek Webb, a former police officer, said he started work for the paper shortly after setting up his private detective agency in 2003. He told the BBC's Newsnight he continued to do surveillance until it was closed over the phone-hacking scandal.
The investigator said he was paid by the paper to follow more than 90 targets including Prince William, Goldsmith, Radcliffe's parents and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.
"I was working for them extensively on many jobs throughout that time. I never knew when I was going to be required. They phone...
- 11/9/2011
- by Lisa O'Carroll
- The Guardian - Film News
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