Phone-hacking investigation identifies more than 91 victims

[kpete]

Source: Guardian UK

Phone-hacking investigation identifies more than 91 victims
Scotland Yard detectives tell high court hearing that number of victims may be bigger than previously thought

Scotland Yard's renewed investigation into phone hacking at the News of the World has identified that the number of victims is in excess of 91 people – far higher than previously estimated by detectives, the high court heard today.

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Detectives are trawling through 9,200 pages of material seized from a private investigator used by Rupert Murdoch's tabloid to hack into voicemails, a case management hearing to decide how best to handle the flood of lawsuits against the paper heard.

At the hearing in the high court, Jason Beer QC, representing the Metropolitan police, gave an idea of the scale of the scandal. Beer said that the number of potential victims is "substantially" higher than 91 people.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/15/phone-hacking-investigation-more-than-91-victims

[tsuki]

1. OH, goody. May they all sue & win! nt

[Kingofalldems]

2. Special Prosecutor needed--investigate and subpoena all Fox records

[aquart]

3. Is there a celebrity they knew too much about?

A Hugh Grant or Sienna Miller for our side of the pond?

[dipsydoodle]

5. Had anyone actually heard of Sienna Miller prior to this ?

:shrug:

[aquart]

6. Me. She did a cute show with Mark Valley.

[AndyTiedye]

4. Sue Murdoch and his Media Empire Into the Ground!