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| Barrymore police 'issue apology' | Barrymore police 'issue apology' |
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| Police have apologised to the father of the man found dead in entertainer Michael Barrymore's swimming pool in 2001, the BBC understands. | Police have apologised to the father of the man found dead in entertainer Michael Barrymore's swimming pool in 2001, the BBC understands. |
| Terry Lubbock, Stuart Lubbock's father, said that Essex Police had told him "mistakes were made" by the force. | Terry Lubbock, Stuart Lubbock's father, said that Essex Police had told him "mistakes were made" by the force. |
| A report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission is believed to have identified failings in the initial inquiry into the death of Mr Lubbock. | A report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission is believed to have identified failings in the initial inquiry into the death of Mr Lubbock. |
| No-one has ever been charged in connection with the case. | No-one has ever been charged in connection with the case. |
| 'Hollow apology' | |
| Post-mortem tests showed Stuart Lubbock had suffered severe internal injuries which indicated sexual assault. His bloodstream contained ecstasy, cocaine and alcohol. | |
| In 2002, a coroner recorded an open verdict into his death. | |
| Mr Barrymore and two other men were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and murder in 2007 but were subsequently released without charge. | |
| Terry Lubbock, 64, said officers had visited his home in Harlow to personally apologise. | |
| "I'm happy in a way," he said. "But it's a hollow apology because the perpetrators of my son's murder are still out there. | |
| "If the police had done their job properly in the first place I believe people would be in the dock charged with his murder. | |
| "To that end it's a hollow apology but I will accept it for what it's worth." | |
| Mr Lubbock said the officers were not able to reveal the reasons for their apology ahead of the IPCC report's publication. | |
| "They haven't told me why they are apologising," he said. "They are hiding behind a shield and that shield is the fact that the IPCC report hasn't come out yet. | |
| "I didn't expect them to go into detail but I did get an apology." |