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Lubbock case evidence 'missing' Blood errors in Barrymore probe
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Two pieces of evidence in the police inquiry into the death of Stuart Lubbock went missing, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said. Blood found on the boxer shorts of a man found dead in Michael Barrymore's swimming pool was not properly investigated, a report has found.
Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found dead in entertainer Michael Barrymore's swimming pool in 2001. Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found dead in entertainer's swimming pool in 2001.
The missing items were a swimming pool thermometer and a detached door handle which were never seized. The police also failed to investigate the blood stains on other items at the scene including towels and a robe.
The independent investigation examined 36 complaints and allegations from Stuart's father, Terry Lubbock. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) upheld six of 36 complaints and allegations from Stuart's father, Terry Lubbock.
Six of the complaints were upheld, including that the crime scene was not effectively preserved. It found that two pieces of evidence, which could have been crucial, went missing.
'Mistakes made'
They were a swimming pool thermometer which appears in photographs of the scene, and a detached door handle, neither of which were seized by police or forensically tested.
It was not been possible for the police to establish whether or not the implements were used to cause Mr Lubbock's injuries, the IPCC said.
Mr Barrymore has always denied involvement in Mr Lubbock's death
Mr Lubbock said earlier that Essex Police had told him "mistakes were made" by the force.Mr Lubbock said earlier that Essex Police had told him "mistakes were made" by the force.
The complaints which were upheld include: the scene not being effectively preserved; unauthorised people allowed to stay at the scene; a member of the public being allowed to take the temperature of the swimming pool, and the investigation being suspended prematurely.
IPCC Commissioner David Petch said: "There are absolutely no grounds to support allegations that officers acted corruptly.
"The view that the entire investigation was incompetent is not borne out by the bulk of the evidence.
"But undoubtedly there were failings in some aspects of the investigation."