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Campaigns over deaths in custody
Paul Coker
published: 14 August 2007
credits: Socialist Worker Online
Paul Coker’s family held a candlelit vigil outside Plumstead
police station, south London last week, to mark the second anniversary of his death
in police custody.
Patricia Coker, Paul’s mother, said, “Witnesses heard my son in distress yet we
have had no answers as to how and why he died.
“We are still awaiting the Crown Prosecution Service decision to find out if anyone is
to be charged with our son’s death. I have had to take the Police Complaints Commission to judicial review.
“The shocking number of deaths in custody must be addressed to end the senseless waste of life that takes place. The police should be held accountable for their actions.
Vigil on 6th August 2007
Outside Plumstead Police Station. See images from the Vigil >
2nd Anniversary vigil for Paul
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About Paul...
Aged - thirty two
Hometown - London
Killed - 6th August 2005
Facts:
Since 1969, ‘there have been over 1,000 deaths in custody. A high percentage of these deaths have been young black men from inner city areas.
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