Mother of Azelle Rodney calls for movement on inquiry on 5th anniversary of his death

originally published by: The Times
30th April 2010

The mother of a man shot dead by a police marksman five years ago today has urged the Government to move on plans for an inquiry.

On March 30, Justice Secretary Jack Straw announced there would be an inquiry into the death of Azelle Rodney, who was killed in Edgware on April 30, 2005. The 24-year-old was shot as he sat in the back of a Volkswagen outside The Railway Inn in Hale Lane. However, his mother Susan Alexander says she is still waiting for any progress including the scope of the inquiry, who will chair it or when it will be held.

She said: “It has been a long, emotional and drawn-out five years and I have tirelessly campaigned for justice for me and my family and for other affected families, sat through hundreds of meetings and been given, at times, false promises from Government.

“But I still pursue the right to know what happened to my son. The law has been made so complex, people like me have to fight hard for their rights and it is not good enough.

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Hounslow campaigner Susan Alexander demanding Government action over Azelle Rodney inquiry
30th April 2010

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