Chokehold-death dad's family refuse to give up in their fight for justice

THE family of a vulnerable dad-of-two whose death was ruled as 'unlawful' are refusing to give up after another setback in their battle for justice.

- STEPHEN TOPPING

Gavin Brown died in hospital eight days after an altercation outside a pub in Stretford, aged 29.

His inquest heard evidence on the events leading up to his death, including how he had been restrained by a member of the public outside the pub for more than six minutes, before jurors concluded his death had been 'unlawful!

But after a third review of evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) insists it is still unable to charge anyone in connection with Gavin's death.

Now, his heartbroken family have sought legal advice on the merits of pursuing a judicial review challenge against the CPS.

In a statement, his family said: "What little faith we had in the criminal justice system prior to Gavin's tragic death has been further eroded by the CPS's decision not to prosecute.

"Nobody has ever been held responsible for Gavin's death and we are not satisfied with the reasoning that we have been given by the CPS for this. We hope that the legal advice we have sought from a specialist barrister will be positive. Bringing a claim for judicial review is a significant step and not something we would do lightly; however, we are prepared to do whatever it takes to achieve justice for Gavin."