Terry Lubbock, the father of Stuart Lubbock who died at Michael Barrymore's home in 2001, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and fears he may never get the answers he seeks. The 76-year-old from Harlow said he hopes to live long enough to see a new inquest into his son's death.
Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found unconscious in the TV presenter's pool in Roydon, Essex, in March 2001 after a party involving drugs and alcohol. Tests revealed he suffered 'horrific' sexual assault injuries. No one has been charged, and a police investigation remains ongoing.
Terry Lubbock said: 'All I've been living for is to get justice for Stuart. I'll rest in peace if I know there's going to be another inquest.' He called for new DNA tests, believing that 'something must have emerged in the last year which might lead to a different inquest verdict.'
A coroner recorded an open verdict at the 2002 inquest, and a subsequent bid for a second inquest was refused by the then-attorney general in 2017. In February 2020, a new police appeal followed a Channel 4 documentary, with Detective Chief Inspector Jennings stating he believed Mr Lubbock 'was raped and murdered' and that 'one or more of those party-goers are responsible.'
Michael Barrymore, now 68, has denied any wrongdoing, telling ITV's Good Morning Britain in March that the documentary was 'vile and vicious' and that no one at his house that night knows what happened. He added: 'I honestly wish I did' have anything fresh to offer police.
