Julie Ward's remains were found in a game reserve

Murder squad commander David Armond has told John Ward, of Bury St Edmunds, he is willing to send officers to Kenya to help with any new inquiry.

Miss Ward, 28, was killed in the Masai Mara game reserve in September 1988.

Initially local officials said she had been attacked by wild animals, but later said she had been murdered.

Mr Ward, 70, says he is planning to travel to Kenya in the next few weeks to present to the justice minister, Kiraitu Murungi, new evidence he has uncovered.

He hopes to persuade the Kenyan Government to launch a new inquiry.

Commander Armond told me told me Scotland Yard had decided they would provide me with any support that was necessary John Ward

Mr Armond offered his support after a meeting with Mr Ward and Lincolnshire Police, who have carried out a four-year independent review of Scotland Yard's original murder investigation.

The report looked into Mr Ward's claims that Scotland Yard, the Foreign Office and High Commission and the Kenyan Government had "colluded" to prevent him finding his daughter's killers.

The report has been handed to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, but part of the report has been released to Mr Ward.

"Commander Armond told me told me Scotland Yard had decided they would provide me with any support that was necessary," said Mr Ward.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "If the Metropolitan Police receive a request from the Kenyan authorities we will provide any assistance we can."