Missing files in Britain's biggest police corruption case found The court was told that some inquiries had been made about documents relating to complaints made to the IPCC itself and that it seemed that these documents may have been shredded on the orders of South Wales Police's senior investigating officer, Chris Coutts. The documents were found in the original boxes that the IPCC had sent those files to South Wales Police as part of the trial disclosure process in 2009. These boxes were still in the possession of SWP and have subsequently been verified. The case concerned the detectives" role in investigating the murder of Lynette White, a prostitute was found in a flat with more than 50 stab wounds in 1988. Three men were convicted and spent two years in prison before being released on appeal. In 2003, Jeffrey Gafoor, a client of Miss White, admitted murdering her and is now serving life. His admission was the catalyst for an investigation into the officers in the original case. Ten defendants went on trial accused of bullying witnesses into agreeing to fabricated accounts of the killing. A spokesman for the Crown Prosecution Service said: "While this is clearly a significant discovery, it is for the IPCC to determine the circumstances and conclude their investigation." A South Wales Police spokesman said it would be "inappropriate to comment" due to the IPCC investigation. It was unclear whether the officers would be retried following the abolition of the double jeopardy law. Retrials are allowed only if there is new and compelling evidence.