It later transpired that Busuttil was framed by the police.

It transpired later that the social workers were all under instruction to have identification.

It later transpired that he had been the victim of tactical voting.

It later transpired that they were never aware of the gig in the first place.

It later transpired that the testimony of witnesses was false and the death an accident.

However, it later transpired that delivery had been attempted but the premises were closed.

It transpired later that they had not equalized the pressure across the hatch.

Bill Williams, it later transpired, had been shot through the head so was already dead when the planes collided.

But the true horror, his sources had said, was what transpired later, after the ship began its long journey home.

It later transpired that he was innocent and had an alibi for this crime.