SocialistAction 1983–88

The paper of the Socialist League, formerly the International Marxist Group, 1983–88

Questions Stoke Newington police must answer

Socialist Action No. 160, 6 March 1987 · p. 5 of the scan · 542 words

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ington police. The family and friends of Trevor Monerville Campaign statement.

WE are asking for your our family's campaign to find out what happened to Trevor Monerville custody. Firstly we would situation. It is as follows:

• Stoke Newington police claim to be ignorant of how ¡evor came lo gel lne Ijuries from which he is now They that Trevor was found by member of the public 10.40pm on 1 January 1987. They say he was asleep in a car with a broken window. Police claim have thought he was under the influence of drugs and arCalla damage' to the car. He was taken to Stoke Newington police station to sleep it off.

Trevor is now convalessing. undergone brain surgery. He lost his life. When he admitted to hospital he had LOC.

Even the soles of his feet were bruised. Me had suihead This produced a head. produced blood clot and a swelling in the brain which paralysed ine ense rais oody The mystery we want to untangle is how Trevor got into this state. This is what we know:

At 3pm on 1 January 1987 we reported him missing 10 Nellineton police station. They denied any knowiened his whereabouts. Again on 2 TREVOR MONERVILLE sustained horrific injuries after spending some days in the custody of Stoke NewCommittee made the following Trevor was reported officially missing.

police custody tor at least / hours. Nonetheless the police again denied any knowledge of his whereabouts.

On 3 January the police charged Trevor at Highbury They knew his identity then had been taken forcibly by six officers on 2 January.

Still we were not informed of his whereabouts.

Trevor was too unwell to be put inside the court and he was remanded in custody from his cell Brixton prison for medical reports. He was only tracked down there due to his father's persistance in finding him. We were eventually able to see him on Monday 5 January, four days after he went missing. If we had not been so persistent he could still be in Brixton prison, or worse, dead.

Attention

Once public attention was drawn to Trevor's conalton me ponce Issuca a statement claiming that Trevor had a brain tumour This has proven to be false under medical examination. The police then suddenly dropped all charges against Trevor.

We do not know how Trevor received his injuries. We do know he was in once DC CCT 10.40pm on 1 January anc Saturdav 3 january Trevor Monerville lies in a hospital bed after suffering his injuries. need answers to the following questions if we are to begin to know what happened.

* Was Trevor in his present condition when the police found him? Did he have bruises and cuts over the length of his body? If so, why was he charged with an offence? Why was he not taken directly to hospital? Why were these injuries not discovered on Trevor's five "sis or ponce doclois dile two journeys to Homerton whilst in police custody? * If Trevor was NOT in his present condition when found by the police, how did he receive his injuries whilst in police custody?

* Why, given Trevor's condition, did it take six otficers to forcibly take his

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