> >
> > This article is sent by BLINK (Black Information
Link), website of the
> 1990 Trust.
> >
> >
> > Cops sick joke
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> > DAMNING NEW CCTV footage showing cops cracking
jokes about the death of
> Christopher Alder has infuriated his grieving
family.
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Christopher Alder: choked on his vomit and blood
while cops stood
> around chatting.
> >
> >
> > The previously unseen video nasty features a
policeman making the
> 37-year-old ex-paratrooper the butt of an April fool
joke.
> >
> > An officer is seen throwing one of Mr Alders
teeth onto the floor. It had
> become broken earlier as he was dragged into the
custody suite.
> >
> > A policeman is heard describing Mr Alder as a
foreign national after his
> death while another jokingly pretends to be a local
reporter making a phone
> call enquiring about his death.
> >
> > The new footage has come to light as the Alder
family anxiously await
> results of a Home Office review into how
father-of-two came to die on the
> floor of a Hull police station on 1st April 1998.
> >
> > missing
> >
> > A BBC documentary in April last year broadcast
other CCTV film from the
> Queens Garden police station showing Mr Alder
gasping for breath while cops
> stood around chatting.
> >
> >
> > A CCTV image from Hull police station (above) and
a re-enactment as
> broadcast on the BBC last year. Now new footage has
come to light.
> >
> >
> > In the latest CCTV footage of the custody suite,
the day after Mr Alder
> died, an officer picks up the phone and pretends to
be a reporter from the
> Hull Daily Mail.
> >
> > He said: I hear that you had a death in custody
earlier. April fool,
> man. Is it anybody I know?
> >
> > The crime officer who went into the custody suite
after Mr Alder died
> described him as foreign, saying: We have got a
foreign national here.
> >
> > The recordings are part of 162 hours of footage
sent to Mr Alders family
> by West Yorkshire Police.
> >
> > His sister Janet Alder was outraged by the
revelations: Its absolutely
> disgusting that so many people in high places can
deal with something so
> horrific and so racist and they all decided to go
along with the line of
> lies.
> >
> > She said of the description of her brother as a
foreign national: He
> (Christopher) were born and brought up here and he
fought for this country.
> He was a paratrooper. How dare they?"
> >
> > motionless
> >
> > On the tape one officer is heard to say, in a
sarcastic tone "Oh I had a
> real death in custody. Its a hard life."
> >
> >
> > Janet Alder: how dare they mock my brothers death.
> >
> >
> > Ms Alder said: What it shows is that everybody
whos been in that place
> thought it was a big joke.
> >
> > In the BBC documentary last year, Mr Alder was
seen being dragged
> motionless into the custody reception and left on
the floor, hands
> handcuffed behind his back with his trousers around
his knees.
> >
> > For the next eleven minutes loud rattling, rasping
noises could be heard
> as he struggled for breath, choking to death on
blood and vomit.
> >
> > Following the horrific broadcast, former Home
Secretary David Blunkett
> ordered a review into the case, which is expected to
publish its findings in
> February.
> >
> > farce
> >
> > But Ms Alder, who has had to give up her job
during her eight-year
> campaign for justice, said she was not confident she
would get justice.
> >
> >
> > Have Your Say
> > She said: At the end of the day we have said this
review was a farce.
> They never wanted to get hold of the police
officers. Its an attempt to try
> and close the door.
> >
> > A spokeswoman from the Independent Police
Complaints Commission, which is
> undertaking the review on behalf of the Home Office,
said: I realise its
> been terribly difficult for the family for eight
years.
> >
> > "I dont think anyone can comprehend what theyve
had to go through. The
> review is very thorough and it will be submitted to
the Home Secretary.
> >
> > Ms Alder has also had to face the disappointment
of having two civil cases
> she brought against the officers being closed down,
which she blamed on
> pressure from above not to take the cases forward.
> >
> > negligence
> >
> > She has taken out proceedings against the Crown
Prosecution Service over
> its mishandling of the case against the officers.
Ms Alder believes the CPS
> charged the officers too early so that officers
evaded questions at the
> inquest on the grounds that they were due to give
evidence at a trial.
> >
> > When it came to the trial itself, the CPS charged
the men with gross
> negligence and manslaughter but then went on to
collect negative evidence so
> the trial never progressed beyond halfway.
> >
> > Ms Alder added: The CPS denied any racist
evidence. When found, they
> never took it seriously. They didnt show the
intention of racism. Otherwise
> they would have been convicted."
> >
> > Her case against the CPS is due at London Central
Court in December but
> she accused prosecutors of trying to strike out her
case. Civil cases taken
> out by Mr Alders sons may be settled out of court,
meaning that the
> officers will not face court.
> >
> > An inquest into Mr Alders death, in August 2000,
was reduced to farce
> when the officers each gave a 'no comment' answer to
dozens of questions.
> The inquest returned an unlawful killing verdict.
> >
> > Sergeant John Dunn and police officers Neil
Blakey, Mark Ellerington,
> Nigel Dawson and Matthew Barr were cleared of
manslaughter and misconduct in
> 2002.
> >
> > The trial judge directed the jury to find them not
guilty due to
> conflicting medical evidence over Mr Alders cause
of death.
> >
> > The officers were later retired on medical
grounds, with huge payouts.
> Campaigners believe the trial collapsed because the
Police Complaints
> Authority failed to conduct an adequate
investigation and collect evidence.
>
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