inchtwinkle
10-02-2006, 02:05 PM
A district judge has blocked an attempt to launch a private prosecution against entertainer Michael Barrymore following the death of a butcher found in a swimming pool at the star's home.
A lawyer representing the family of the dead man, Stuart Lubbock, 31, of Harlow, Essex, had tried to prosecute Mr Barrymore for drug offences and assault.
But a district judge, sitting at Southend Magistrates' Court, blocked the action, ruling that there was insufficient evidence.
The decision was announced by the Lubbock family lawyer, Tony Bennett, following a private hearing.
A lawyer representing the family of the dead man, Stuart Lubbock, 31, of Harlow, Essex, had tried to prosecute Mr Barrymore for drug offences and assault.
But a district judge, sitting at Southend Magistrates' Court, blocked the action, ruling that there was insufficient evidence.
The decision was announced by the Lubbock family lawyer, Tony Bennett, following a private hearing.