'COVER-UP!' That's the only way to describe the Appeal Court judges' verdict on the Deptford massacre. Despite the fact that the South London coroner, ted making 'mistakes' and his statement early in the inquest that he favoured police theories that the tire was a result of an alleged scuttle between guests at the party, the Appeal Court Judges still upheld the coroner's court 'open verdict.
Dr Davies had summed up the evidence to the lurv without using any notes.
He must have had an excellent memory or was his mind already made up?
He included material never evidence i enhich is egary given sworn bably helped the jury reach their 'open' verdict.
According to the families, he also omitted many crucial points of evidence: but then WHO walls bother with awkward facts Dr Arthur Davies had admitwhen their mind is made up?
These little anomalies did nothing to disturb the equanimity of the Appeal juages, Lord Chief Justice Lane said: reasonable jury could have come to a conclusion other than an open verdict. He failed to add the obvious especially with directions 11ke they got from the coroner.
The Lord Chief Justice who knows his priorities did not think a new inquest Pall bearers at funeral of murdered Deptford 13 was desirable on 'econo mic, or humanitarıan grounds Funny how these judges always put the money bit before the humanity.
JODH Ld. KOSC asked the question the learned By Pete Clifford "judges had dodged: 'Did a ghost kill childrer 439 New Cross Road?' He concluded: "We have had a verv bad inquest and now a very bad decision.
He announced that the Star Cross Massacre Action dominite into go ahead plans estanisi an independen internationally-based tribunal to indure into the fire's cause and the reactions of the authorities. train drivers. It's about the future of our union "That's why we'll be on July and that's why we're calling for soldarity Massey's, solidarity the health and solidarity ASLEF' and donations can be sent to u mcuonala 10 Highdales Baguley, Wivenshawe, Manchester.