The phone hacking scandal has taken a new twist after it was revealed computers used by News of the World journalists were destroyed by putting them 'through a grinder'.
They were 'taken out and smashed up' last autumn at a time when News International was being sued over the illegal activity at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid.
The computers were destroyed during a move from the paper's headquarters in east London to an office at the nearby Thomas More Square, a court has heard.
Only the terminal belonging to show business reporter Dan Evans still exists, according to Jeremy Reed, the barrister representing a number of phone hacking victims.
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They were 'taken out and smashed up' last autumn at a time when News International was being sued over the illegal activity at the now-defunct Sunday tabloid.
The computers were destroyed during a move from the paper's headquarters in east London to an office at the nearby Thomas More Square, a court has heard.
Investigation: Computers at the News of the World have been put through a 'grinder'
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