article_snippet.sent: Mr Phillips, who was not born at the time his relative was abducted and killed, used the Freedom of Information Act to find out more information about the case.
article_snippet.sent: A decision letter sent to Mr Phillips said: 'A named subject who was a suspect is described derogatorily and should not be associated with these matters. '
article_snippet.sent: Putting information into the public domain will include naming specific persons who may yet be identified. 'specific persons who may yet be identified may have been witnesses and/or interviewees and who were not prosecuted and who therefore must be regarded as innocent parties. '
article_snippet.sent: Persons will have given witness statements in the expectation that Persons information would not become public knowledge.'
article_snippet.sent: Mr Phillips said Mr Phillips 'does not accept the reason for refusing to release the documents'.
article_snippet.sent: This smacks of a cover-up to Mr Phillips.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Phillips, who is desperate to learn more information about the case, has since been in touch with a leading forensic scientist who has told Joyce's killer that advances in DNA technology could now make it possible to identify Joyce's killer.