The son of a murdered nanny has claimed he has tracked down her suspected killer Lord Lucan and that he is still alive.
Neil Berriman said Lucan, who vanished after the murder of Sandra Rivett in November 1974, now lives as a Buddhist in a shared house in Australia.
He believes Lucan is seriously ill and awaiting major surgery and said he approached Scotland Yard’s Cold Case Unit with his findings.
The 52-year-old told the Mirror: “I know he's still alive."
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “we don’t comment on who we may or may not speak to when/ if a case is reviewed.”
He added: “It’s still an ongoing investigation and any new evidence will be investigated.”
Mr Berriman, 52, said Lucan had based himself in Perth Australia but moved to another part of the country after disagreements with friends.
He claimed Lucan, who would have turned 85 in December, now lives with a new group of friends.
The Mirror reported that these friends confirmed an elderly Englishman who looks like Lucan lives at the house.
In its report, the newspaper added that the man is aware of the claims and that it has chosen not to reveal his identity.
Lucan disappeared after the murder of Miss Rivett at the family’s home in Belgravia, London, on November 7, 1974.
It is widely believed that Lucan attacked her in the dark — mistaking her for his wife Lady Lucan, whom he struck soon afterwards.
She suffered a severe beating but managed to run for her life and raise the alarm at a nearby pub.
The peer’s car was found abandoned and soaked in blood at Newhaven, East Sussex, and an inquest jury declared him the killer a year later.
Theories abound, ranging from suicide at Beachy Head to shooting himself in the head and his body fed to tigers owned by his friend John Aspinall.
Although Lord Lucan was officially declared dead by the High Court in 1999, there have been alleged sightings all over the world.
He was again declared dead in 2016.
