Lockerbie Policeman ‘delighted’ with verdict

Retired police superintendent John Carpenter, who was on duty in Lockerbie on the night of the tragedy, said he was ‘‘absolutely delighted’’ on hearing the verdict.

Mr Carpenter, 56, from Lockerbie, said: ‘‘I appreciate that only one man was found guilty but this vindicates all the work and effort that went into the inquiry.

‘I think from the outset there was a prima facie case and this has been vindicated.’’