Paedophile ring: police investigate three child murders

Officers investigating alleged 1970s 'VIP paedophile ring' appeal for information on Pimlico estate popular with MPs

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Police have confirmed they are trying to establish whether three boys were murdered by members of an alleged paedophile ring of high-profile men, including MPs, in the 1970s and 80s.

The confirmation emerged when Scotland Yard appealed for victims to come forward, the BBC reports. Officers said they were also keen to hear from anyone who had known the Dolphin Square estate – a collection of Pimlico flats popular with MPs – in the 1970s or 80s.

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