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| Father of riot victim in 'shock and despair' after eight men acquitted | Father of riot victim in 'shock and despair' after eight men acquitted |
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| Tariq Jahan, whose son was one of three men killed by a car during last summer's riots in Birmingham, has said that lawyers have been instructed to review last week's trial, at which eight men were cleared of murder. | Tariq Jahan, whose son was one of three men killed by a car during last summer's riots in Birmingham, has said that lawyers have been instructed to review last week's trial, at which eight men were cleared of murder. |
| Addressing a press conference at a Winson Green community centre, Jahan spoke of his disappointment that no one had been held responsible for the deaths. | Addressing a press conference at a Winson Green community centre, Jahan spoke of his disappointment that no one had been held responsible for the deaths. |
| He said: "To our utter shock and despair, on Thursday 19 July the jury acquitted all eight men. This is no answer for us. It simply means that no one has been held accountable for what happened … Our grieving continues." | He said: "To our utter shock and despair, on Thursday 19 July the jury acquitted all eight men. This is no answer for us. It simply means that no one has been held accountable for what happened … Our grieving continues." |
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