Did MI6 spy really die alone? DNA found on bag may place second person at scene
Video footage of Gareth Williams's death scene was shown in a court yesterday, unseen by members of his family who could not bear to view the material, which included shots of a bag with the body of Gareth Williams still inside. Examination of the red North Face sports holdall also showed traces of the DNA of another person on the zip toggle and the padlock, the inquest into the computer specialist's death was told. Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Sebire, who led the inquiry into his death, said, "They were two minor components of another contributor's DNA. My thought or my opinion since I went into the scene is that a third party had been involved in the death or by putting the body in the bag." A graphic impression showed the way 34-year-old Mr Williams was found inside the bag – in a foetal position lying on his back, naked, with his knees raised and arms folded across his chest. The key to the padlock was under his right buttock, making it "incredibly difficult" for him to have reached it in an attempt, somehow, to escape.