THE father of a man who was brutally executed and whose remains were found on North-East farmland has written a book describing his anguish and continuing battle for justice.

Tony Corley has penned More Questions Than Answers nearly nine years after the skeleton of his son Mark, from Grantham, Lincolnshire, was found in a field near Bolam, five miles from Darlington.

Mr Corley wrote the self-published book following allegations that Lincolnshire Police taped suspects’ conversations with lawyers.

An investigation into the alleged illegal bugging, which led to the collapse of the £2m Murder trial, saw 11 police officers disciplined.

Five men charged in connection with the gangland-style killing walked free from Nottingham Crown Court in January 2002.

The skeleton of Mr Corley, 23, was found in December 2000 by drainage workers excavating a ditch.

He had been missing for five months and had been shot in the head.

The murder case was dismissed by Mr Justice Newman after ruling that recordings had been made of conversations between the defendants and their legal teams.

Now his father is hoping to tell others of his anguish over his son’s killing and his fight for justice.

Speaking to The Northern Echo from his Leicestershire home yesterday, Mr Corley, a 56-year-old retired builder, said he felt he would never see justice and was angry about the way the case had been handled.

“It is about Mark and it is written in his memory.

“It is bad enough losing a son in these circumstances, but what happened afterwards has broken my family completely. I haven’t spoken to my ex-wife for ten years.”

He said he was grateful to the Birmingham-based Support After Murder and Manslaughter group for their help.

Superintendent Heather Roach, of Lincolnshire Police, said the force periodically revisited all serious cases in light of technological forensic developments or new intelligence and evidence.

“We appreciate that family and friends of murder victims need to see justice done, otherwise they find it increasingly difficult to move on with their lives. To that end we will always seek take advantage of any opportunity to prosecute and convict the person or persons involved in, or responsible for, the deaths of victims such as Mark Corley.”

Mr Corley’s book is available to buy at trubador.co.uk