Coronial investigation for Mikus Alps

Monday 14 October 2019

Guernsey Police has revealed the next stage in the long-running investigation into the death of Mikus Alps.

A burnt-out car was found at Petit Bot in the early hours of 8 January 2018.

Due to the level of fire damage to the car, a detailed forensic investigation was needed before police could confirm that human remains had been discovered in the wreckage, which were later confirmed to belong to the Latvian man. 

The subsequent investigation into Mr Alps' death has gone on for more than 18 months.

Pictured: Patrick Rice was the Head of Bailiwick Law Enforcement at the time of the incident. 

In a statement last December, Guernsey Police said it was still waiting on a specialist from the UK Home Office to complete a report on how Mr Alps died, which was expected in March of this. 

Outlining the current situation, Head of Law Enforcement Ruari Hardy said there were ongoing proceedings which would, once complete, shed more light. 

"The current position is that Law Enforcement are preparing a file for the coroner and we expect there will be a coronial hearing as the next stage in the process," he said. "The date of that has not been set and therefore because there are going to be court proceedings, we are not able to say any more that what is in the report."

To read more about Law Enforcement's annual report for 2018, click here. 

To read more about what we know about Mikus Alps and the circumstances surrounding his death, click here.

Pictured top: The burnt-out car at Petit Bot and, inset, Mikus Alps.