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Relatives of Jean Charles de Menezes will renew their "struggle for justice" as they mark three years since the Brazilian was shot dead in a catastrophic error by police. The family will hold a vigil at Stockwell tube station before unveiling a flag made of 1,096 flowers near the Houses of Parliament. The tribute, to be place at Old Palace Yard, will bear the statement "Menezes - Three Years, No Justice" to display the family's anger that no individual officer has taken responsibility for the 27-year-old's death. Mr de Menezes, an electrician, was shot dead by counter-terrorist police who mistook him for suicide bomber Hussain Osman. The Metropolitan Police was convicted on a general health and safety count at the Old Bailey in November last year. Friends and family will gather for a minute's silence at 10.03am - the precise... [read full story]
