Category Archives: Inquest Updates
How the police killed Mikey Powell
A family of a black man who lost his life in police custody are campaigning to make sure that no one else has to suffer the six years of hell that they have endured trying to hold a local police
Inquests fail to restrain the police
In December 2009 an inquest jury reached a shocking conclusion. In a damning narrative verdict, the jury concluded that Mikey Powell had died from positional asphyxia following police restraint. An 8-2 majority ruled that the sequence of events in the
Family weep as verdict returned
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
Powell family applaud jury verdict
The family and supporters of Mikey Powell have spoken of their relief following a damning jury verdict that he was killed in police custody. Mikey died on 7th September 2003 after police attended his mothers home in Lozells whilst Mikey






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