Family seeks justice in Doherty case

Family of Mark Blanco say they may seek to prosecute the rock star and two of his friends if the police do not press charges The family of a man who died after falling from a balcony shortly after an altercation with ex-Libertines singer Pete Doherty and two of the star’s friends say they will seek a private prosecution if police fail to bring charges over the incident in December 2006. Scotland Yard has requested a private meeting with Mark Blanco’s family this week at the Old Bailey. Officers are expected to tell his mother, Sheila, whether they believe that their investigations will yield any prosecutions. CCTV images showed Doherty stepping over the body of the 30-year-old shortly after he fell to his death. Blanco had been at a party with Doherty at the Whitechapel flat of Paul Roundhill, a figure on the east London alternative arts scene who supplied the Babyshambles frontman with drugs. A part-time actor who was staging Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist , Blanco had visited the flat to invite Doherty to see a performance of the play. But he left following a confrontation with Roundhill, Doherty and the star’s minder, Johnny “Headlock” Jeannevol. Shortly afterwards he was found dead on the ground outside, having fallen from a first-floor balcony outside Roundhill’s flat. After leaving the scene, Doherty and his friends smashed up a hotel room in Clerkenwell, London. Blanco’s family insist that his death was an unlawful killing. Celebrities including comedian Jimmy Carr and magician Jerry Sadowitz have spearheaded fundraising campaigns to establish the cause of Blanco’s death as the family has become increasingly frustrated with police inquiries. Scotland Yard initially believed that Blanco had jumped to his death. However, at the inquest, the coroner, Dr

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