Michael Mason Inquest

[extremereading]

What's missing is evidence. That's why the police didn't take this further. Quite right, too.

The police do have evidence. CCTV footage from just down the road which shows Mr Mason riding correctly before he was hit. A dent in the front of the car directly in front of the driver's seat. And a dead person. But no CCTV cover or witness statements for the actual moment of impact.

How can it be right when some loses their life to avoid due process?

 

[extremereading]

What is wrong with the evidence that does exist?

it does exist

 

[glenn forger]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...who-killed-dad-on-regent-street-10105903.html

The Metropolitan police today revealed it had bowed to a family campaign and asked prosecutors to consider bringing criminal charges against a driver who killed a cyclist in Regent Street.

BBC journalist Anna Tatton-Brown, the daughter of cyclist Michael Mason, will tonight join campaigners at a vigil and “die-in” protest to mark the first anniversary of his death.

Her lawyers had written to the Met and the Crown Prosecution Service asking them to reconsider the decision not to prosecute Gale Purcell over her father’s death from traumatic brain injury after he was hit from behind.

In response to inquiries from the Standard, the Met released a statement saying an internal review had backed its original decision not to prosecute.

An inquest at Westminster coroner’s court recorded a verdict of death by road traffic accident.

But the Met statement added: “Legal representatives of the family of Mr Mason have written to the Met Police to challenge the decision not to refer the matter to the CPS, prompting an investigation by the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards. The DPS supported the Detective Inspector’s original decision, but have referred the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions.”

 

[spen666]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...who-killed-dad-on-regent-street-10105903.html

When you read the article, it comes across as the police boweing to pressure to revisit case, not that they have any new evidence and not that they believe original decision was wrong

I am sadly pessimistic about the review outcome, but I hope I am wrong and that there is sufficient evidence to justify a charge

 

[glenn forger]

I think some people have got confused about the #justiceformichael tag:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/justice4michael?src=hash

 

[spen666]

I think some people have got confused about the #justiceformichael tag:

https://twitter.com/hashtag/justice4michael?src=hash

not confused, but using the hashtag for their own campaigns. They may well claim the cyclists are confused

There is no property in a hashtag, so no reason michael jackson fans or others cant use it

This is one problem with using hashtags

 

[Arrowfoot]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crim...who-killed-dad-on-regent-street-10105903.html

The Met is really pretty poor where the article is concerned. They did not prosecute as there was no CCTV evidence. How were they prosecuting prior to CCTV. Their Professional Standards also found that the original was right yet they are now referring to CPS.

Looks like as along as you claim that you did not see anything , its an escape clause. How do you account for your car hitting someone if you did not see anything. Should we not take away the licence from drivers like this.

 

[glenn forger]

Five days after it announced that the death of cyclist Michael Mason had been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the Metropolitan Police Service has withdrawn that statement, issued on Friday, saying it was “incorrect.”

The admission was made in an email sent out to members of the media today, with police saying: “We have previously stated that the below matter was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. This is incorrect. No referral has been made.”

It appears that police did not communicate the error to Mr Mason’s family in advance of making their error public.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

The Met Police have now announced that the previous statement saying they had now referred the case to the DPP has been withdrawn as it was made in error. No referral has been made to the DPP.

“We have previously stated that the below matter was referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. This is incorrect. No referral has been made.”​

GC

 

[glenn forger]

Martin Porter QC @MartinPorter6 · 2h2 hours ago
@CTC_Cyclists Reasons @metpoliceuk will not refer to CPS include victim not wearing helmet and not wearing high viz.

 

[Dan B]

There's a Just Giving campaign to raise funds for a private prosecution: https://www.justgiving.com/justiceformichael

 

[glenn forger]

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...gives-false-hope-of-prosecution-10119413.html

In a letter to Ms Tatton-Brown and her lawyer Martin Porter QC, Chief Inspector Tracy Stephenson, of the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command, apologised for the blunder over the statements. She added: “I totally understand your concern regarding this error and the impact it must have had on the family.”

 

[discominer]

Time to fork out for the CDF again
Lawyer says Met treatment of family "incomprehensibly callous"
The cyclist’s family was represented at the inquest into his death by Martin Porter QC, who has also acted for it in pushing the Met to refer the case to the DPP. He told us:

The mishandling by the Metropolitan Police of this whole matter by dithering and repeatedly changing their minds and by communicating to Ms Tatton-Brown first via the press is quite scandalous. The treatment of a grieving family by a service which purports to serve the public has been quite incomprehensibly callous.

In addition to this the Metropolitan Police have now sought to justify their earlier decision not to refer the case to the CPS by reference to (amongst other immaterial matters), and I quote:

“• Mr MASON (Deceased) was wearing dark clothing, the collision having taken place during hours of darkness.

• Mr MASON was not wearing a cycle helmet, the cause of death being head injury.”

It seems the police do not expect a lit cyclist travelling in compliance with all legal requirements at night to remain alive if he is not wearing a helmet and high viz.

The importance of seeking justice for Michael Mason by by-passing the Metropolitan Police Service is now very clear.

 

[Pale Rider]

This takes some following, but I believe the Met Police press office - if not others as well - is confusing the DPP with the CPS.

If a coroner is unhappy with a police investigation, the coroner can order the police to look at it again - this inevitably leads to the police getting their heads together with a senior reviewing lawyer at the CPS.

A referral to the DPP can happen after sentencing in a criminal case when the prosecution feels the sentence passed is unduly lenient.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

There's a Just Giving campaign to raise funds for a private prosecution: https://www.justgiving.com/justiceformichael

Thanks, donated to it.