Monthly Archives: December 2009
Telegraph angers Powell family and supporters
from the Mikey Powell Campaign
22nd December 2009
An article that appeared on The Telegraph website caused upset and anger prompting the family of Mikey, their legal team, INQUEST and supporters to complain in their droves.
Legal representatives have written to the news group stating; “Alasdair Palmer’s article on the Michael Powell inquest (‘The Michael Powell case shows how charges of racism hobble the police’, December 20) was riddled with grave factual inaccuracies, which masked the important issues this case raised, and which has provoked a raft of entirely misconceived, offensive and racist comments on your website as a result”.
Correction: Press Release
Note: This update should be read in conjunction with the recent Press Release page.
We will update this and other press releases as and when necessary…
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Latest Amendment:
A small but important error has been pointed out:
Question 4 that was put to the jury by the Coroner read
If you have found that the cause of death was positional asphyxia (question 1), on the balance of probabilities:-
Was the initial position in the van on his front or his side?
Family weep as verdict returned
from Birmingham Mail
15th December 2009
The family of a man who died in police custody wept tears of joy as they claimed that an inquest had given them “truth and justice”. The jury at the hearing found that Michael Powell died from positional asphyxia caused by lying on his front in the back of a police van.
The jury also recorded that Mr Powell, aged 38, became more vulnerable to death for one or more possible reasons. They included being hit by a moving police car, being sprayed with CS gas, being struck by a baton or being restrained on the ground while suffering a psychosis and extreme exertion.
A song for Mikey – Justice Prevails
A big thank you to all those that have supported the campaign along the way. Particular thanks to Yaz Alexander and Ken Fero (maker of INJUSTICE) who have been there with us helping to raise awareness.
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