Marian Ellingworth is acting for the family of Habib Ullah, a 39 year old father of three,  who died when he was stopped and searched by police on 3 July 2008 in the Sharrow Vale area of High Wycombe. In the course of being forcibly restrained, Habib suffered a cardiac arrest. He was taken to hospital but attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.

The legal process to date has been marked by a number of failed IPCC investigations and a previous inquest where the jury was discharged in light of police officers admitting that they had tampered with their notes of events.   Ms Ellingworth said prior to the inquest opening “my client and the wider family have endured a long and painful wait for this inquest with many twists and turns and delays along the way. Sadly, this has left them with a great sense of disillusionment in the legal processes. I can only hope that the forthcoming inquest will hold the officers to account and give the family the answers they seek”.

A full press release from campaign charity Inquest can be found here