Post by Neko Bazu on Jun 14, 2007 13:20:25 GMT -1
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/6751965.stm
I wonder if the lawyer's just being diplomatic when he says he's "surprised and shocked" that Barrymore might've been involved? I sure as hell ain't
Michael Barrymore has been arrested along with two other men over the death of Stuart Lubbock.
Mr Lubbock, 31, was found by the swimming pool at the TV star's house near Harlow, Essex, in March 2001.
Mr Barrymore, 55, and two men, aged 37 and 32, have been arrested on suspicion of serious sexual assault and murder.
Essex Police said the 37-year-old man had been arrested in Lancashire and the 32-year-old man was taken into custody in Staffordshire.
Mr Lubbock had been among a number of people at a party at Mr Barrymore's home in Roydon in the hours before his body was found.
Post-mortem tests showed that he died as a result of drowning.
An inquest into his death recorded an open verdict after hearing he had also suffered severe internal injuries which suggested sexual assault.
Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine were found in his bloodstream.
An investigation was carried out by Essex Police at the time of Mr Lubbock's death, but no-one was charged with any offence.
In December 2006, Essex Police began a new inquiry.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) also launched an investigation.
Following the arrests, the IPCC said it had placed on hold its inquiry into complaints from the family arising from the original Essex Police investigation.
Mr Lubbock's father, Terry, 62, of Harlow, said: "I am really pleased. It feels like it is the end of a long struggle."
He said he did not know what new evidence police had.
Mr Lubbock's brother, Kevin, 39, also of Harlow, added: "I am really happy this has all come to light. It's been a long time... I am a bit numb."
Mr Lubbock's lawyer, Tony Bennett, said: "I am really quite surprised and shocked by the news that one of them might be Michael Barrymore.
"We've always thought he may have known more but up till now we've never had any indication that he might have been involved in the actual assault, and Terry Lubbock has never actually alleged that and neither have I.
"What we've been campaigning for over the past 18 months is for somebody to be charged and brought to court."
Mr Lubbock, 31, was found by the swimming pool at the TV star's house near Harlow, Essex, in March 2001.
Mr Barrymore, 55, and two men, aged 37 and 32, have been arrested on suspicion of serious sexual assault and murder.
Essex Police said the 37-year-old man had been arrested in Lancashire and the 32-year-old man was taken into custody in Staffordshire.
Mr Lubbock had been among a number of people at a party at Mr Barrymore's home in Roydon in the hours before his body was found.
Post-mortem tests showed that he died as a result of drowning.
An inquest into his death recorded an open verdict after hearing he had also suffered severe internal injuries which suggested sexual assault.
Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine were found in his bloodstream.
An investigation was carried out by Essex Police at the time of Mr Lubbock's death, but no-one was charged with any offence.
In December 2006, Essex Police began a new inquiry.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) also launched an investigation.
Following the arrests, the IPCC said it had placed on hold its inquiry into complaints from the family arising from the original Essex Police investigation.
Mr Lubbock's father, Terry, 62, of Harlow, said: "I am really pleased. It feels like it is the end of a long struggle."
He said he did not know what new evidence police had.
Mr Lubbock's brother, Kevin, 39, also of Harlow, added: "I am really happy this has all come to light. It's been a long time... I am a bit numb."
Mr Lubbock's lawyer, Tony Bennett, said: "I am really quite surprised and shocked by the news that one of them might be Michael Barrymore.
"We've always thought he may have known more but up till now we've never had any indication that he might have been involved in the actual assault, and Terry Lubbock has never actually alleged that and neither have I.
"What we've been campaigning for over the past 18 months is for somebody to be charged and brought to court."
I wonder if the lawyer's just being diplomatic when he says he's "surprised and shocked" that Barrymore might've been involved? I sure as hell ain't
One by one the penguins steal my sanity.
