Professor Peter Wadhams claims top scientists killed

London: Three scientists investigating the effect of global warming upon melting Arctic ice may have been assassinated, a Cambridge professor has reportedly claimed. According to reports in British newspapers, Peter Wadhams, a professor of ocean physics, said Seymour Laxon and Katherine Giles of University College London, and Tim Boyd of the Scottish Association for Marine Science had been murdered in 2013. All three scientists had died within a few months of each other.

Hinting the role of oil industry or government forces in the alleged murders, Professor Wadhams said he also was targeted by assassins claiming that a driver in an unmarked lorry attempted to push his car from the M25.

However, a report in The Times says Professor Wadham’s theories have been disputed by Dr Laxon’s partner, Fiona Strawbridge, head of e-learning at UCL and a close friend of Dr Giles, who has labelled the allegations “ridiculous conspiracy theories”.

Professer Laxon, 49, director of the Centre for Polar Observation at UCL, died after falling down the stairs at a party in Essex; Dr Boyd, 54, was killed after being struck by lightning in Port Appin, Argyll, western Scotland in January 2013 and Dr Giles, 35, died in April 2013 when she was struck by a truck in Victoria, central London while cycling to work, reports The Independent.

Despite reporting the alleged assassination attempt against his life to the police, Professor Wadhams was quoted as saying by The Telegraph that he had not announced his theories over the three deaths for fear that he may be seen as a “looney”.