Detectives probing the unsolved murder of Jill Dando are assessing information about a jailed Serbian assassin.

Milorad Ulemek is reportedly seen in a newly unearthed picture wearing an unusual tie that matches one worn by a man caught on CCTV near the scene in Fulham 26 years ago.

The twice-convicted killer is serving 40 years in prison in Serbia .

Ulemek is said to share a number of similarities with a person – who became known as Man X – captured following the gunman’s likely escape route after BBC Crimewatch host Dando was shot on Gowan Avenue just after 11.30am on Monday, April 26, 1999.

Scotland Yard told the Daily Mirror, which carried out an investigation: “No unsolved murder is ever closed and detectives are assessing this information to understand whether it’s a new a

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