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| Men held in Barrymore death probe | Men held in Barrymore death probe |
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| Police investigating the death of a man at the former home of Michael Barrymore have arrested three men on suspicion of murder and serious sexual assault. | Police investigating the death of a man at the former home of Michael Barrymore have arrested three men on suspicion of murder and serious sexual assault. |
| Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found by the swimming pool at the house in Roydon, near Harlow, Essex, in March 2001. | Stuart Lubbock, 31, was found by the swimming pool at the house in Roydon, near Harlow, Essex, in March 2001. |
| One man was arrested in the North East, a second was arrested in the Midlands, and a third in London. | One man was arrested in the North East, a second was arrested in the Midlands, and a third in London. |
| Essex Police gave no further details at this stage but said the men were aged 37, 32 and 55. | Essex Police gave no further details at this stage but said the men were aged 37, 32 and 55. |
| Police did not name the men arrested and would not say if 55-year-old Mr Barrymore was among them. | |
| Mr Lubbock had been among a number of people at a party at Mr Barrymore's home in the hours before his body was found. | |
| What we've been campaigning for over the past 18 months is for somebody to be charged and brought to court Tony Bennett, lawyer | |
| Post-mortem tests showed that he had suffered severe internal injuries which suggested sexual assault. | |
| Alcohol, ecstasy and cocaine were found in his bloodstream. | |
| An investigation was carried out by Essex Police at the time of Mr Lubbock's death, but no-one was charged with any offence. | |
| Father's campaign | |
| In December 2006, Essex Police began a new inquiry. | |
| Terry Lubbock has lead a campaign to secure a conviction in his son's case. | |
| His lawyer, Tony Bennett, described the arrests on Thursday as the best news he has had on the case. | |
| "I got the call saying that three men were going to be arrested," he said. | |
| "That's not the same as three men going to be charged of course, but what we've been campaigning for over the past 18 months is for somebody to be charged and brought to court and brought to a trial for these alleged offences and that's the goal that we've had all along. | |
| "We've had a reinvestigation, we've got the IPCC looking at the original investigation but what Terry Lubbock wants most of all is to see people in court." |