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last update: 3rd January 2010 *
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- Part two: Our First Time At A Coroner’s Court *
Random Blowe – 30th December 2009
- Inquests fail to restrain the police *
The Guardian – 27th December 2009
- ‘No new charges – so has Mikey had justice *
The Stirrer – 21st December 2009
- ‘Truth and justice’ at Mikey Powell inquest
Socialist Worker Online – 19th December 2009
- After Six Years, Family Hear Jury Find Police Restraint Killed Mikey Powell
Random Blowe – 19th December 2009
- Custody death man had suffocated
BBC News – 18th December 2009
- Benjamin Zephaniah’s attendance at Mikey Powell inquest puts spotlight on service users deaths
Black Mental Health UK- 2nd December 2009
- Our First Time At A Coroner’s Court
Random Blowe – 27th November 2009
- Sickle cell trait may have played part in Birmingham man’s death in police custody – inquest
Birmingham Mail – 19th November 2009
- Mikey Powell inquest continues
Socialist Worker Online – 17th November 2009
- Mikey Powell inquest hears how service user died after being restrained by eight police officers
Black Mental Health UK- 9th November 2009
- Man who died in Birmingham police custody a victim of racism, says family
Birmingham Post – 5th November 2009
- ‘Six Years On – Mikey Powell Inquest Begins
The Stirrer – 4th November 2009
- ‘Inquest opens into Mikey Powell’s death in custody
Socialist Worker Online – 3rd November 2009
- ‘Maybe now we’ll get some answers’
Morning Star – 30th October 2009
- Inquest Into Police Custody Death Opens After Six Years
Random Blowe – 30th October 2009
- Inquest into police death to open after six years
Institute of Race Relations – 29th October 2009
- Inquest into death of service user Mikey Powell while in police custody opens after six year wait
Black Mental Health UK – 29th October 2009
- Inquest into Lozells police custody case is delayed again
Birmingham Mail – 6th March 2009
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Note: The views and opinions expressed in the above articles are not necessarily those of the Mikey Powell family, and views stated to have been quoted by the family or representatives may not always be wholly accurate.