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| Police are to launch a new inquiry into the death five years ago of a man whose body was found in a swimming pool at comedian Michael Barrymore's home. | Police are to launch a new inquiry into the death five years ago of a man whose body was found in a swimming pool at comedian Michael Barrymore's home. |
| The body of Stuart Lubbock, 31, from Harlow, Essex, was found during a party at the property in nearby Roydon. | The body of Stuart Lubbock, 31, from Harlow, Essex, was found during a party at the property in nearby Roydon. |
| Mr Lubbock was later found to have severe internal injuries. | Mr Lubbock was later found to have severe internal injuries. |
| Mr Barrymore and Mr Lubbock's family both said they were "delighted" the case was being reopened after a police review of the original investigation. | |
| No-one has ever been charged with any offence over the death. | |
| Mr Barrymore, 54, who accepted an official caution for drug offences during the original police investigation, was sacked by ITV in 2002 because of the events. | |
| He has said he later contemplated suicide. | He has said he later contemplated suicide. |
| A coroner recorded an open verdict at an inquest into Mr Lubbock's death in September 2002. | A coroner recorded an open verdict at an inquest into Mr Lubbock's death in September 2002. |
| The fact remains that this an unsolved, unexplained case. The truth still needs to come out Harry Cichy, Lubbock family friend | The fact remains that this an unsolved, unexplained case. The truth still needs to come out Harry Cichy, Lubbock family friend |
| Mr Lubbock's father Terry - also of Harlow - has mounted a campaign for his son's death to be reinvestigated. | Mr Lubbock's father Terry - also of Harlow - has mounted a campaign for his son's death to be reinvestigated. |
| The Lubbock family said they were "delighted" by the police's decision to reinvestigate the death. | The Lubbock family said they were "delighted" by the police's decision to reinvestigate the death. |
| A friend of the Lubbock family, Harry Cichy, told BBC News 24: "There's a very great need for this case to be investigated again, fully. | A friend of the Lubbock family, Harry Cichy, told BBC News 24: "There's a very great need for this case to be investigated again, fully. |
| "We hope and trust that all those at the party, including Michael Barrymore, are reinterviewed, recalled in to get to the truth of what happened to Stuart Lubbock that night at Michael Barrymore's home. | "We hope and trust that all those at the party, including Michael Barrymore, are reinterviewed, recalled in to get to the truth of what happened to Stuart Lubbock that night at Michael Barrymore's home. |
| Drugs in bloodstream | Drugs in bloodstream |
| "The fact remains that this an unsolved, unexplained case. The police are reinvestigating it, the truth still needs to come out." | "The fact remains that this an unsolved, unexplained case. The police are reinvestigating it, the truth still needs to come out." |
| One the night he died, Stuart Lubbock had been among a number of people invited to a party at Mr Barrymore's home. | One the night he died, Stuart Lubbock had been among a number of people invited to a party at Mr Barrymore's home. |
| A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries, suggesting he may have been the victim of a serious sexual assault before his death. | A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries, suggesting he may have been the victim of a serious sexual assault before his death. |
| Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine were found in his bloodstream. | Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine were found in his bloodstream. |
| No-one has been charged in relation to Stuart Lubbock's death | No-one has been charged in relation to Stuart Lubbock's death |
| In February a district judge blocked a bid by Terry Lubbock to mount a private prosecution against Mr Barrymore. | In February a district judge blocked a bid by Terry Lubbock to mount a private prosecution against Mr Barrymore. |
| Mr Lubbock had wanted the comedian to answer allegations of drug misuse, disorderly behaviour and assault. | Mr Lubbock had wanted the comedian to answer allegations of drug misuse, disorderly behaviour and assault. |
| However, following a private hearing at a magistrates' court in Southend, Essex, the district judge said there was insufficient evidence. | However, following a private hearing at a magistrates' court in Southend, Essex, the district judge said there was insufficient evidence. |
| After that hearing, Terry Lubbock said: "There were at least eight people present on the night he died and somebody knows why he died and what happened to him. | After that hearing, Terry Lubbock said: "There were at least eight people present on the night he died and somebody knows why he died and what happened to him. |
| "None of them has ever come forward to tell us or the police the truth and I hope that pricks their conscience - and I doubt whether they sleep well at night. That includes Mr Barrymore." | "None of them has ever come forward to tell us or the police the truth and I hope that pricks their conscience - and I doubt whether they sleep well at night. That includes Mr Barrymore." |
| New Zealand exile | New Zealand exile |
| In response to the failed prosecution, Mr Barrymore said that he also sought the truth about what happened to Mr Lubbock. | In response to the failed prosecution, Mr Barrymore said that he also sought the truth about what happened to Mr Lubbock. |
| The comedian, whose career faltered following the incident, said the evidence relied on in the attempted private prosecution was "either inadequate or unlawfully obtained". | The comedian, whose career faltered following the incident, said the evidence relied on in the attempted private prosecution was "either inadequate or unlawfully obtained". |
| Mr Barrymore left the UK for a period of self-imposed exile in New Zealand in 2003. | Mr Barrymore left the UK for a period of self-imposed exile in New Zealand in 2003. |
| He returned to take part in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, finishing runner-up to fake celebrity Chantelle Houghton. | He returned to take part in Channel 4's Celebrity Big Brother earlier this year, finishing runner-up to fake celebrity Chantelle Houghton. |
| Police began a routine review of the original investigation in April and confirmed the new investigation on Saturday. | Police began a routine review of the original investigation in April and confirmed the new investigation on Saturday. |
| A spokeswoman would not say whether detectives had any plans to reinterview Mr Barrymore or whether he had already been reinterviewed. | A spokeswoman would not say whether detectives had any plans to reinterview Mr Barrymore or whether he had already been reinterviewed. |
| Mr Barrymore was appearing in Scrooge at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen on Saturday, the last night of the production there. | Mr Barrymore was appearing in Scrooge at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen on Saturday, the last night of the production there. |