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Ex-prisoner found guilty of murdering guard who exposed affair with female officer

Elias Morgan was convicted of murdering Lenny Scott in a planned revenge attack after Scott exposed Morgan's illicit affair by recovering a hidden phone in prison, the jury heard.

  • Father-of-Three Lenny Scott was shot dead outside a gym by Elias Morgan, who was convicted of murder after a nine-week trial.
  • The discovery of a phone in prison exposed Morgan's sexual relationship with a female officer, which led Scott to refuse a bribe to 'lose' the phone.
  • Morgan waited over four years before killing Scott, who had reported being threatened by Morgan after the phone incident.
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Former inmate found guilty of ‘revenge’ killing of prison officer

Lenny Scott, 33, was shot by Elias Morgan, 35, in Skelmersdale, Lancashire, on February 8 last year.

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ITV broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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