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26/09/2005
Menezes family due in UK
The family of the Brazilian man shot dead on the Tube, after being mistaken for a suicide bomber, are due to arrive in Britain on Monday.
Jean Charles de Menezes’ mother, Maria, her husband Matozinhos and five other family members are expected to be updated on the inquiry into the 27-year-old’s death, during the trip, which is being paid for by Scotland Yard.
Mr Menezes was shot dead at Stockwell Tube station on July 22, the day after a series of attempted bomb attacks on the underground network, after police officers mistook him for a potential suicide bomber.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is conducting an inquiry into his death.
The family are arriving in the UK, more than a month after documents leaked to ITV led to claims that initial police reports about the shooting were untrue.
Last week, Leicestershire police arrested a 43-year-old woman in connection with the leaked documents. The woman, who was arrested after a number of searches at addresses in the London, was later released on police bail.
Mr Menezes’ family may also meet with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, whom they had called upon to resign after the publication of the leaked documents, during the trip.
Last week, Leicestershire police arrested a 43-year-old woman in connection with the leaked documents.
The woman, who was arrested after a number of searches at addresses in the London, was later released on police bail.
(KMcA/SP)
Jean Charles de Menezes’ mother, Maria, her husband Matozinhos and five other family members are expected to be updated on the inquiry into the 27-year-old’s death, during the trip, which is being paid for by Scotland Yard.
Mr Menezes was shot dead at Stockwell Tube station on July 22, the day after a series of attempted bomb attacks on the underground network, after police officers mistook him for a potential suicide bomber.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is conducting an inquiry into his death.
The family are arriving in the UK, more than a month after documents leaked to ITV led to claims that initial police reports about the shooting were untrue.
Last week, Leicestershire police arrested a 43-year-old woman in connection with the leaked documents. The woman, who was arrested after a number of searches at addresses in the London, was later released on police bail.
Mr Menezes’ family may also meet with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, whom they had called upon to resign after the publication of the leaked documents, during the trip.
Last week, Leicestershire police arrested a 43-year-old woman in connection with the leaked documents.
The woman, who was arrested after a number of searches at addresses in the London, was later released on police bail.
(KMcA/SP)
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