Richard Lee, a former warrant officer, is set to return his war medals in protest against the Royal Military Police’s handling of his missing daughter’s case. Katrice Lee disappeared on her second birthday in 1981 near a British military base in Paderborn, Germany. Lee, who served in the Army for more than 30 years, is returning his Northern Ireland general service medal and another medal awarded to him for 30 years of service and good conduct. About 30 other veterans are set to join him at Downing Street to protest the handling of Katrice’s case.
Lee believes his daughter, kidnapped over 40 years ago, was abducted. The Royal Military Police apologized for failings in their initial investigation in 2012 and reopened their inquiries under Operation Bute. A search of the Alme river was carried out in 2018, near where Katrice disappeared, and a photo-fit of a man seen putting a child in a car was released in 2017. However, no progress has been made in her case, and Richard Lee has requested an independent or public inquiry into the handling of his daughter’s case.
In a statement, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said it sympathizes with the family and “continues to welcome any additional information that could help determine Katrice’s whereabouts”. Lee has expressed his desire for an answer regarding Katrice’s whereabouts rather than a ‘lump of cold metal’. He said he would not stop until his daughter’s case was brought to justice.
BBC Tees has reported this news; however, the MoD has not yet responded to this latest development. Lee stands resolute in his protest for the handling of his daughter’s case, and he is not backing down until justice is served
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