IMGpapers 1980–83

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1980–83

Winston Rose - will there be a prosecution?

· Socialist Challenge No. 219, 29 October 1981 · p. 15 of the scan · 313 words

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page 15 of the scan

Winston Rose's mother at her son's funeral said to be texamining papers relating to the unlawful killing of the 27-year-old black, Wirston Rose.

Winsion died in a police van on 13 July. Last week a corner's jury declared he had been unlawfully killed.

Although a jury is nor allowed to name anyone when it delivers such a verdict, there is no doubt who it had in mind when it announced its judgement - the 11 police officers who chased Winston, grabbed him and finally threw him in the back of their van.

What made the committed no crime. He was said to be mentally ill, and the police had been callTHE Director of Public Prosecution is ed to take him, by force, to a mentol hospital.

choking on his own vomit.

meat".

case all the more scandalous was that Winsion Rose had take place now will mean demanding PC are indicted for the killing.

This force included PC John Young locking his arms round Winston's neck for two minutes. Winston died through This was caused, the court was told. by a lack of oxygen because no air could ger inromen io ms moun or nosewitress told the court that Winston was thrown into the police van 'like a piece oy Thora Rose, Winston's widow, said after the inguest, "Thank God this hasn'r all been swept under the carpet.

To make sure such a cover-up doesn 't John Young and others in his police gang ASTMS group secretary THE Tories' biggest ever hospital closure plan was forced into temporary retreat, last week.

The occupation work-in by the workers at Si Mary's Hospital, Paddington, West LOCUT forced the management to NASTAWIL LECA LO CIOSO over half the 300 acute medical and surgical beds ssembl departnent by 19 Octobe The rank and file ocCHOCE. CH..C which has the official NUPE DALNILI GWU. COHSE and

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