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‘SUICIDE COP’
Mystery as former top terror cop ‘kills himself’ in fire and explosion at his home
- 23:28, 26 Sep 2022
A FORMER senior counter-terror officer is suspected of killing himself in a fire and explosion at his home.
Ex-Scotland Yard Superintendent Malcolm Baker, 60, died when the blaze ripped through his thatched cottage.
It triggered an explosion which was heard a mile away and took off the roof and upper walls of the remote period property, which had no fixed gas supply.
Neighbours believe the valve on a liquid propane gas bottle was deliberately opened to cause the blast.
Incinerated human remains were found by search specialists sifting through the ruins of the property in Exmoor National Park.
DNA tests were being carried out on the remains to confirm they are those of Mr Baker, who worked on the Alexander Litvinenko poisoning and the 9/11 atrocities.
Neighbours feared a terror connection to his death but Mr Baker is believed to have killed himself because of domestic problems.
Police confirmed: “At this stage we don’t believe there is any third-party involvement and we are not seeking anyone else in connection with our inquiries.”
The blast happened at the cottage, named Hiccombe House, at about 6pm on September 14.
Mr Baker’s partner, pig breeder Francesca Onody, was not at the property at the time.
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