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Blair Peach, 1979

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Elizabethofseasons

Elizabethofseasons Report 27 Apr 2010 18:05

Dear All

Hello

For over 30 years, there has been a campaign to get justice for Blair Peach, who died at a demonstration against the National Front in Southall, in April 1979. Mr Peach, aged 33, was a school teacher from New Zealand.


A police officer is likely to have "struck the fatal blow" which killed Mr Peach, a Scotland Yard report reveals.

The protest led to clashes with the police and Mr Peach was later found with fatal head injuries. A police radio or truncheon is thought to have delivered the fatal blow.

The previously secret report attaches "grave suspicion" to an officer, who it says may also have been involved in a cover-up along with two colleagues.

But the Metropolitan Police said no officers would face further action.

Mr Peach's family have long campaigned for the report - written by Commander John Cass - to be released.

His partner, Celia Stubbs, said the report "totally vindicated" what the family had always believed.


But still no justice for Mr Peach.

Take care all
Very sincere wishes
xx

KempinaPartyhat

KempinaPartyhat Report 27 Apr 2010 18:23

Joke isnt it .....................

Rambling

Rambling Report 27 Apr 2010 18:27

I saw this on the news this morning Elizabeth, the name rang a bell as soon as I heard it. Hard to believe it is so long ago, and so little has really changed.
I hope it brings some comfort to his family that the report has at least been made public.

Rose xx

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Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 28 Apr 2010 05:41

This happened as I was buying my first house and at the time I had a boyfriend who was a New Zealander of around the same age.
It's awful to think his family have had to wait so long for things to be out in the open, but it's disgraceful that no officers will face further action altho probably those involved may have retired by now.

I hope the person(s) who struck the blows has been able to live with themselves all this while.

Lizx