The north-east family of a murdered ex-policeman have spoken of their heartbreak after discovering on the internet that one of his killers has launched a fresh bid for freedom.
Paul Fyfe, 47, originally from Aberdeen, joined the army aged 16 and enjoyed an illustrious career serving in the Falklands, Bosnia and Iraq, before joining Leicestershire Police, where he rose to the rank of detective constable and received a bravery award for saving a man from a suicide bid.
He was working as a legal adviser and training to be a solicitor when he was stabbed through the heart in Leicester in 2011.
Mohammed Hirsi and Ameen Jogee were convicted of his murder under the joint enterprise law following a two-week trial at Nottingham Crown Court in 2012.
The pair were both sentenced to life imprisonment but have since lodged multiple appeals.
It has now emerged that Jogee has launched a third appeal of his conviction, this time to the Supreme Court in London
Last night, Mr Fyfe’s sister Jill, who lives in Dyce, Aberdeen, said each new appeal forced her distraught family to re-live her brother’s death over and over again.
She said: “We are just really confused to be honest.
“At the end of last year, we were told his appeal had been denied and it was over.
“We just want to carry on with our lives.
“We just don’t understand why he has been allowed to keep doing this.”
News of Jogee’s latest bid to clear his name only emerged while one of Mr Fyfe’s three daughters was searching a social media site.
Miss Fyfe said her elderly mother Isobel, her brother’s widow Tracey, and his three daughters Emma, Tara and Jessica had been left reeling by the news.
“They are very upset,” she said.
“They found out through Facebook – we were not even told officially.
“What would have happened if we hadn’t heard about it and he went on to have his hearing and was released.
“Would we have been told if he had been released?
“Everyone seems to be helping the convicts while the victim’s family are just left to get on with it.”
Mr Fyfe was stabbed in the chest after calling to see his friend Naomi Reid.
When he arrived she was arguing with Jogee and Hirse. They eventually left but returned after going out drinking.
When Mr Fyfe stepped in, Hirsi picked up a kitchen knife and stabbed Mr Fyfe while Jogee stood on the doorstep egging him on.
The pair then fled the scene. Mr Fyfe died before the paramedics arrived.
During the trial, both accused blamed each other for the murder.