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AN ELDERLY MOTHER is going around Chester-le-Street with a petition. It calls for a public inquiry into the death of her son, 39-year-old Liddle Towers, after he had been in police custody. So far only two people approached have refused to Liddle Towers was arrested at about one o'clock in the morning in January mis year He nad been in the Key Club at Birtley along with his fiancee, Joyce Jacques. Outside the club waited a Liddle was, she saw him being dragged along te road.

Before his death, Liddle lived for a number of days. During was able to tell his family and a number of friends what had happened to him. 'Seven policemen one sergeant stripped off his clothes, mainly in the the back.

According to Dr. Jack Ennis, a pathologist, he died because of "haemorrhage due to ruptured spleen and pancreas ane. omer inunes. These tent with being caused by Brutal Here impacts to

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