News International boss Rebekah Brooks has promised the "strongest possible action" if claims that the phone of Milly Dowler was hacked are proven.
Rebekah Brooks new international bosIt is alleged a private investigator working for the News of the World hacked into the voicemail of the murdered girl while she was missing. In a memo to staff, Mrs Brooks called it "almost too horrific to believe". MPs will hold an emergency debate on Wednesday on whether to hold a public inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal.
"I have to tell you that I am sickened that these events are alleged to have happened," Mrs Brooks wrote. "Not just because I was editor of the News of the World at the time, but if the accusations are true, the devastating effect on Milly Dowler's family is unforgivable." She said that she had written to the Dowler family to assure them that the media group, which publishes the News of the World, would "vigorously pursue the truth and that they will be the first to be informed of the outcome of our investigation". Her statement to News International staff added: "I hope that you all realise it is inconceivable that I knew - or worse - sanctioned these appalling allegations."
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