Micheal Barrymore will get payout from police for wrongful arrest.

nicko wrote:Took him long enough to do this,    is he getting hard up?

gelico wrote:While Mr Justice Stuart-Smith found there was "information available to the police that could have provided an arresting officer with reasonable grounds for a lawful arrest" the one officer with sufficient information to carry it out was not there at the time the entertainer was arrested.
That officer was stuck in traffic at the time, Essex Police said.

As a result, said Mr Justice Stuart-Smith, the arrest was unlawful and Mr Barrymore was therefore "entitled to recover more than nominal damages".




so they are paying out £2m+ over a technicality

Syl wrote:

gelico wrote:While Mr Justice Stuart-Smith found there was "information available to the police that could have provided an arresting officer with reasonable grounds for a lawful arrest" the one officer with sufficient information to carry it out was not there at the time the entertainer was arrested.
That officer was stuck in traffic at the time, Essex Police said.

As a result, said Mr Justice Stuart-Smith, the arrest was unlawful and Mr Barrymore was therefore "entitled to recover more than nominal damages".




so they are paying out £2m+ over a technicality

Exactly that...though the amount hasn't been decided yet.

If he had nothing to do with the murder he would not have left the scene...then lied to the police when they found him.
No one was punished for this lads rape and murder...Barrymore knew what happened even if he didn't rape and kill the man himself, and that was never proved or disproved.

Syl wrote:It wasn't an accident.
It was rape and murder...according to everyone who knew him Stuart Lubbock was heterosexual.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-137770/Barrymore-pool-man-attacked-died.html

"A man found floating in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool was the victim of a serious sexual assault shortly before his death, an inquest heard yesterday.


Stuart Lubbock sustained appalling internal injuries during a drug-fuelled party at the entertainer's house.

The 31-year-old would have been in 'excruciating pain' after the incident.

A pathologist suggested Mr Lubbock - who was three times over the legal drinkdrive limit and had taken drugs including Ecstasy and cocaine - may have been forcibly held down while the alleged assault took place.

Professor Jack Crane claimed that the shock could have caused him to suffer heart failure and die.

Until now it had been widely believed Mr Lubbock, a factory supervisor, had drowned.

Prof Crane said: 'We have the death of a young man which, in my view, is not clear-cut.

'The injuries this young man suffered were very severe and I do not believe they were the result of a consensual sexual act - that is why, in my report, I have said they were the result of a serious sexual assault.

'I do not rule out the possibility of asphyxiation or cardiac arrest occurring during some sort of non-consensual sexual act. Why would a fit, healthy young man drown in a swimming pool? There must be other factors involved.'

The hearing at Epping Coroners' Court has heard how Mr Lubbock, a divorcee with two young children, had met Mr Barrymore at the Millennium nightclub in Harlow, Essex, on March 30 last year.

At 2.35am a group including Mr Lubbock went to the openly-gay TV presenter's sprawling bungalow in nearby Roydon to continue drinking. Drugs were also taken.

Several of the revellers stripped off and got into Mr Barrymore's Jacuzzi.

One woman, Kylie Merritt, claimed Mr Lubbock got out and jumped into the nearby pool, despite his inebriated state, laughing and joking.

A few hours later he was found floating in the water. All efforts to revive him failed.

The court heard yesterday from pathologist Dr Michael Heath, who examined Mr Lubbock's body later that morning.

He revealed that during the course of his post-mortem he discovered 'extensive ( internal) bruising, lacerations and inflammation'. He could not pinpoint an exact time they had been caused but said it would have been within four hours of his death.

Asked by the Lubbock family's barrister Matthew Gowen whether the injuries were 'indicative of a serious sexual assault', Dr Heath replied 'yes'.

Dr Heath said he had examined video footage of Mr Lubbock leaving the nightclub with Mr Barrymore, when, in his opinion, he had appeared in the best of health.

'He did not appear to be suffering any discomfort. If you had suffered these kind of ... injuries then it would have been excruciatingly painful. You would have trouble walking,' he said.

When asked by Mr Barrymore's counsel, Michael Mansfield QC, whether the injuries could have been caused during attempts to resuscitate Mr Lubbock, Dr Heath replied: 'No. Absolutely not.'

Dr Heath insisted that in his opinion Mr Lubbock would have been alive when he entered the pool and died as a result of drowning.

'He had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system,' he said. 'These could have been the initial triggers for him to inhale water and not be able to clear it.'

The court also heard evidence from Dr Christopher Milroy, Professor of Pathology at the University of Sheffield, who carried out a second post-mortem on Mr Lubbock.

He found several small haemorrhages - minute broken blood vessels - across the victim's face which, he said, could indicate he had been squeezed around the neck at some stage.

Dr Milroy said he could not rule out that these may have been caused during a sexual game known as 'erotic asphyxiation'.

But, he added, he found this hard to believe given the extent of Mr Lubbock's internal injuries.

Professor Milroy told the hearing he had been unable to conclude exactly how Mr Lubbock died and admitted that drowning was a likelihood, but added: 'It cannot be entirely excluded that he was dead before he went in the water.'

He was followed to the stand by Prof Crane, an independent pathologist who did not carry out his own post-mortem but studied all the previous findings and photographs.

He also found evidence of broken blood vessels across Mr Lubbock's face.

'The problem that I had is that all the typical signs of drowning were not present,' he said. 'I have to say that the cause of death is not drowning but unascertained.'

Although a report on Mr Lubbock's death was sent by Essex Police to the Crown Prosecution Service, detectives were advised there was insufficient evidence to prosecute anyone.

During the course of their inquiry 50-year-old Mr Barrymore was arrested and cautioned for drugs offences. His ex-partner, Jon Kenney, and dustman Justin Merritt were arrested on suspicion of Mr Lubbock's murder but later released without charge.

nicko wrote:If he drowned there would be water in his lungs,    was there mention of this?

Tommy Monk wrote:

Syl wrote:It wasn't an accident.
It was rape and murder...according to everyone who knew him Stuart Lubbock was heterosexual.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-137770/Barrymore-pool-man-attacked-died.html

"A man found floating in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool was the victim of a serious sexual assault shortly before his death, an inquest heard yesterday.


Stuart Lubbock sustained appalling internal injuries during a drug-fuelled party at the entertainer's house.

The 31-year-old would have been in 'excruciating pain' after the incident.

A pathologist suggested Mr Lubbock - who was three times over the legal drinkdrive limit and had taken drugs including Ecstasy and cocaine - may have been forcibly held down while the alleged assault took place.

Professor Jack Crane claimed that the shock could have caused him to suffer heart failure and die.

Until now it had been widely believed Mr Lubbock, a factory supervisor, had drowned.

Prof Crane said: 'We have the death of a young man which, in my view, is not clear-cut.

'The injuries this young man suffered were very severe and I do not believe they were the result of a consensual sexual act - that is why, in my report, I have said they were the result of a serious sexual assault.

'I do not rule out the possibility of asphyxiation or cardiac arrest occurring during some sort of non-consensual sexual act. Why would a fit, healthy young man drown in a swimming pool? There must be other factors involved.'

The hearing at Epping Coroners' Court has heard how Mr Lubbock, a divorcee with two young children, had met Mr Barrymore at the Millennium nightclub in Harlow, Essex, on March 30 last year.

At 2.35am a group including Mr Lubbock went to the openly-gay TV presenter's sprawling bungalow in nearby Roydon to continue drinking. Drugs were also taken.

Several of the revellers stripped off and got into Mr Barrymore's Jacuzzi.

One woman, Kylie Merritt, claimed Mr Lubbock got out and jumped into the nearby pool, despite his inebriated state, laughing and joking.

A few hours later he was found floating in the water. All efforts to revive him failed.

The court heard yesterday from pathologist Dr Michael Heath, who examined Mr Lubbock's body later that morning.

He revealed that during the course of his post-mortem he discovered 'extensive ( internal) bruising, lacerations and inflammation'. He could not pinpoint an exact time they had been caused but said it would have been within four hours of his death.

Asked by the Lubbock family's barrister Matthew Gowen whether the injuries were 'indicative of a serious sexual assault', Dr Heath replied 'yes'.

Dr Heath said he had examined video footage of Mr Lubbock leaving the nightclub with Mr Barrymore, when, in his opinion, he had appeared in the best of health.

'He did not appear to be suffering any discomfort. If you had suffered these kind of ... injuries then it would have been excruciatingly painful. You would have trouble walking,' he said.

When asked by Mr Barrymore's counsel, Michael Mansfield QC, whether the injuries could have been caused during attempts to resuscitate Mr Lubbock, Dr Heath replied: 'No. Absolutely not.'

Dr Heath insisted that in his opinion Mr Lubbock would have been alive when he entered the pool and died as a result of drowning.

'He had high levels of alcohol and cocaine in his system,' he said. 'These could have been the initial triggers for him to inhale water and not be able to clear it.'

The court also heard evidence from Dr Christopher Milroy, Professor of Pathology at the University of Sheffield, who carried out a second post-mortem on Mr Lubbock.

He found several small haemorrhages - minute broken blood vessels - across the victim's face which, he said, could indicate he had been squeezed around the neck at some stage.

Dr Milroy said he could not rule out that these may have been caused during a sexual game known as 'erotic asphyxiation'.

But, he added, he found this hard to believe given the extent of Mr Lubbock's internal injuries.

Professor Milroy told the hearing he had been unable to conclude exactly how Mr Lubbock died and admitted that drowning was a likelihood, but added: 'It cannot be entirely excluded that he was dead before he went in the water.'

He was followed to the stand by Prof Crane, an independent pathologist who did not carry out his own post-mortem but studied all the previous findings and photographs.

He also found evidence of broken blood vessels across Mr Lubbock's face.

'The problem that I had is that all the typical signs of drowning were not present,' he said. 'I have to say that the cause of death is not drowning but unascertained.'

Although a report on Mr Lubbock's death was sent by Essex Police to the Crown Prosecution Service, detectives were advised there was insufficient evidence to prosecute anyone.

During the course of their inquiry 50-year-old Mr Barrymore was arrested and cautioned for drugs offences. His ex-partner, Jon Kenney, and dustman Justin Merritt were arrested on suspicion of Mr Lubbock's murder but later released without charge.

Exactly...!


He didnt die from getting into the pool (all by himself), and then accidentally drowning (all by himself)...!!!


The evidence says strong likelihood that he didnt drown... and that he was likely already dead when his body finally entered the pool where he was found... after floating there for several hours... with everone else who was there claiming to have not known/seen anything at all about it...!!!


This is a complete travesty of justice!!!


And this stinks of dodgy people in high places looking after their dodgy high profile friends...

magica wrote:I can't stand him. He thinks his career will take off, no chance. He's a creep.

If he had nothing to do with Stuart Lubbocks death, why didn't he speak to police instead of running away.  He lived in Australia for a time too.

Stuart's dad said he's not letting this drop, good for him. Barrymore a horrible man,never liked him.

magica wrote:He should just crawl back under the stone he slithered out from

eddie wrote:I am going to ask the obvious....was there no seminal fluid found in or around, Lubbock's body?

Tommy Monk wrote:Those who were there know what happened...!

Tommy Monk wrote:He obviously doesnt care about what happened to the man who died...!

nicko wrote:Give him a£1,   and tell him to fuck off  !!

Miffs2 wrote:

eddie wrote:I am going to ask the obvious....was there no seminal fluid found in or around, Lubbock's body?

Being in the pool would have got rid of any evidence.

Tommy Monk wrote:It wasnt the arrest that damaged his career...