I just caught up with this on catch up. Whilst we don't know whether Barrymore is guilty of not, there are some facts that can't be ignored as far as I can see. Firstly, a young man, Stuart Lubbock, was killed, whether intentionally or not and somebody or somebodies who were at the house that night were responsible. Secondly, the Royal Court of Justice has stated that Barrymore is 'only one of three men' who could have violently assaulted Lubbock that night. If you look at the permutations, somebody acted on their own, two people acted or three of them acted together, there is over a 50% chance that Barrymore had some involvement. Whether as a participant or an onlooker.
Then you have the softer evidence stated in the programme. The Taxi driver who reported Barrymore telling him he needed a shag, two female attendees saying they saw Barrymore rub cocaine in Lubbock's gums. Also, it was a party of 9 people in his house, big but not a mansion, and those people seem reluctant to talk suggesting something that happened is being supressed. Then you have Barrymore running away and the missing pool thermometer. Whilst Barrymore has not been found guilty of any crime, he also has not been found innocent.
Surely for him to resume his career, he needs to be found innocent. He has tried a few times to edge his way back in but until this case is resolved that has to be impossible. It is no good him putting on a pathetic sad face and trying to resume his career. If he is innocent, he would be better off trying to find out which of the other two did it!
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He's 67 - his career is over whatever happens.
I think that depends on whether you look at this type of thing through the eyes of the British Justice System or reallity
I do feel sad for the victim's family in this as from what I've seen over the years, everything has been about Barrymore and I've not personally seen a lot about Stuart Lubbocks family or the injuries he suffered before he died. Leaving aside the fact that Barrymore is involved in some way, even if it was just that it was his gaff, the actual crime was horrific
There's absolutely no doubt whatsoever that folk at that 'party' know exactly what happened! The fact that none of them were prepared to contribute to the documentary was quite telling, but, of course, not illegal.
Somebody clearly removed some incriminating evidence and material from that scene; sadly, it was never recovered (in particular, the pool thermometer that was seen in earlier photographic images of the scene).
I also wasn't aware that a couple of years after Stuart Lubbock's death, Barrymore claimed that he had new evidence, stating that Lubbock's extremely severe and violent internal injuries were caused at the hospital, after death!! It would be a disgusting claim if it wasn't so preposterous. Expert witnesses were, of course, able to professionally refute such nonsense.
Sadly, the only way this will be solved, is if somebody who was present there that night, breaks their silence. Alas, my guess is that fear is restricting them from doing such.
Says he cannot swim.........ex-wife says he can.
Where is the pool thermometer. It was there the day after but disappeared once Barrymore's agent popped by to "pick up a few things". Imo it was used on Stuart Lubbock.
Also Barrymore employed probably the most famous (expensive) barrister alive......who told him not to say anything at the inquest & then "discovered" that Lubbock was "assulted" at the hospital. Seeing as Essex police have now refuted that nonsense I think Barrymore should be dragged back to answer more questions.
And the final 2 fingers up to everyone is the statement by Barrymore & his lawyers shown right at the end of the programme saying that Lubbock's injuries were probably made by him falling onto the side of the pool as he fell in. Cobblers.
MB has said that the injuries Lubbock sustained must be from a thermometer being inserted while he was trying to be revived in the hospital, or a necropheliac attack in the mortuary? As mad as those claims may be, one of the pathologists said that there is no way these injuries occured after death.
Wonder if this attack happened in the last couple of years and because there were so few people involved, they could have all been done under the "joint enterprise" law?