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Disappointed families of riot victim instruct lawyers to review the trial of the eight men who were cleared of murder (27 July 2012)

Date: 27/07/2012
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Disappointed families of riot victim instruct lawyers to review the trial of the eight men who were cleared of murder

Tariq Jahan, father of Haroon Jahan who was killed along with two others Shazad Ali and Abdul Musavir on August 2011 after being hit by a car in Winson Green, Birmingham has instructed his lawyer to review a trial after eight men were cleared of murder.
Last week a jury at Birmingham Crown Court found found eight men not guilty.

Tariq Jahan, father of Haroon, said families had been left in "utter shock and despair". Mr Jahan, had appealed for calm immediately after the verdict, said that the community did not let them down but the law did.

Speaking at a press conference he said the regret and disappointment over the verdict could not be expressed in words he said that the families were no longer able to trust the criminal justice system to provide the answers they were so desperately needed.

Therefore he said they had instructed lawyers to review the criminal trial and the events that led to the death of the youngsters.

Mr Jahan, Mr Ali and Mr Musavir died on 10 August after being hit by a car on Dudley Road in Winson Green, Birmingham.

They were part of a group of about 80 men who had gathered to defend local businesses after riots and looting had started in the Handsworth area.

All eight defendants denied they planned to kill the men in a co-ordinated attack using three cars.
During his summing up at the trial at Birmingham Crown Court, the judge, Mr Justice Flaux, said in reaching its verdicts, the jury had decided that it "was not a deliberate killing" and there had been "no plan to kill these three young men".

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating a senior detective at West Midlands Police after the judge told the court Detective Chief Inspector Anthony Tagg had "invented" evidence given under oath.

The judge decided a fair trial could still take place, but said he found some of Inspector Tagg's evidence unreliable.

West Midlands Police said it did not "under-estimate" the impact that the deaths of the men had on their families, friends and the wider community.

It said that Chief Constable Chris Sims had met Harry Ireland, Chief Crown Prosecutor of the Crown Prosecution Service, to discuss what further steps could be taken in the wake of the trial.
Assistant Chief Constable Sharon Rowe said neighbourhood officers were continuing to work closely with members of the community and listen to any concerns they may wish to raise.

He said alongside local officers, he continued to meet with members of the community who were working hard to maintain calm and strengthen relationships.

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