Irish Sunday Mirror

Lubbock dad: Now give my son a new inquest

Plea after police say he was murdered

- BY JON AUSTIN

Cops evacuate shoppers in the early hours of March 31, 2001, revealed he had significan­t injuries. His inquest in 2002 recorded an open verdict. To approve another hearing, Attorney General Geoffrey Cox must be satisfied there is significan­t new evidence unavailabl­e to the first one. An applicatio­n on behalf of the victim’s dad Terry was sent to Mr Cox last Thursday, the day Channel 4 aired Barrymore: The Body in the Pool. Before the programme Det Ch

Insp Stephen Jennings, now heading the investigat­ion, told the press conference: “One or more of the eight people at this party are responsibl­e for Stuart’s death.”

Mr Lubbock senior said: “I welcome this significan­t change. I just hope this is enough to get a new inquest.

“We need to get a verdict that Stuart was unlawfully killed. Then I want to see charges.”

His applicatio­n refers

Dad Terry. Above, Stuart

Thomma during slaughter

COFFEE shop staff hide from a soldier who shot dead at least 20 people in a machine gun rampage last night – while live-streaming his massacre on Facebook.

Sergeant Major First Class Jakapanth Thomma, 32, also took selfies, while footage of his victims lying dead was posted on other sites such as Twitter.

At least 31 were wounded – 10 critically – in the slaughter which began outside the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima before continuing at a shopping centre.

Late last night Thomma was reportedly holed up on the fourth floor at the mall after taking at least 16 hostages.

The Thai defence ministry’s Kongcheep Tantrawani­t said: “It appears he went mad.”

Thomma shot dead his commander Colonel Anantharot Krasae, 48, and a woman, 63, after a reported row over a land deal.

He then stole the machine gun, ammunition and a Humvee military vehicle from his barracks.

He drove into the city, spraying bystanders with bullets before entering the shopping centre.

He even asked Facebook users: “Should I surrender?” His page was then taken down. to an “overwhelmi­ng probabilit­y” his son was murdered and “strong grounds to think an elaborate cover-up took place”. It says if that is the case and the open verdict is allowed to stand, “then clearly justice has not been done”. Essex Police said they are now investigat­ing new leads in the case after a successful appeal for further informatio­n. Mr Barrymore did not respond to interview requests but before the documentar­y went online to stress his innocence. scoops@sunday mirror.co.uk

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