Sex abuse probe into Sir Edward Heath rocked as NO witnesses report seeing anything suspicious
THE £1.5million sex abuse probe into former PM Edward Heath was rocked last night after none of the 190 witnesses quizzed by cops reported anything untoward.
The force leading the inquiry — Wiltshire — claimed that seven of the 40 claims made against Sir Ted would have led to him being interviewed under caution by cops.
However one of the seven was made to the Metropolitan Police at the height of the VIP sex abuse probe – and was rejected.
The allegation of rape was repeated to officers in the Heath inquiry who then investigated.
Yesterday the Sunday Times claimed it had spoken to one of Heath’s former police protection officers who said he had contacted Wiltshire police’s Operation Conifer and offered to give evidence but had never received a reply.
He claims an allegation that Heath had sexually assaulted a man at a Wiltshire hotel in 1992 was impossible because he was never left alone.
He also challenged an allegation Heath attacked a boy in a garden at his home in a “chance encounter” because all visitors would have to be signed in and of the garden and it was booby trapped with alarms in trip wires to stop intruders.
Doubts have been cast on a further four allegations.
Backers of Sir Ted, who died in 2005, want a judge to review the probe and will alert watchdogs.
