'WRITTEN OFF' Mum of man killed in Spain wants a fresh death inquiry.Byline: MAGGIE BARRY THE family of a young Scot killed in Spain are demanding fresh inquiries into his death after it emerged he may have been attacked and robbed. Thomas Patterson
Thomas Patterson (October 1, 1764–February 7, 1856) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. , 21, was hit by a car while crossing a dual carriageway dual carriageway Noun Brit, Austral & NZ a road with a central strip of grass or concrete to separate traffic travelling in opposite directions Noun 1. at Playa playa or pan or flat or dry lake Flat-bottomed depression that is periodically covered by water. Playas occur in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts in arid and semiarid regions. Flamenca, near Alicante, in July. Police cleared the driver of any wrong-doing as he had crossed in an area where pedestrians are banned. But his 52-yearold mum Agnes said Spanish police "wrote off" her son, the father of an 18-month-old boy, as a "drunken lout Lout - Lout is a batch text formatting system and an embedded language by Jeffrey H. Kingston <jeff@cs.su.oz.au>. The language is procedural, with Scribe-like syntax. ". Thomas was reportedly last seen alive while arguing with an angry mob. Mrs Patterson, who lives with husband David in Moredun, Edinburgh, said: "When they brought his body home, it was a mess. "The undertaker said it looked like he had been hit by a truck going at 100mph, rather than a car obeying the speed limit. He had scratches on his knuckles that looked like he had been fighting. "He had had quite a bit of money on him, following a big win at the bookies. "He should have had about 300 euros but all police found on him were phone numbers for me and his girlfriend Allana." Mrs Patterson's call for justice came after one of Scotland's most senior judges recommended Fatal Accident Inquiries Lord Cullen, who investigated the Piper Alpha The Piper Alpha was a North Sea oil production platform operated by Occidental Petroleum (Caledonia) Ltd.[1] It accounted for around ten per cent of the oil and gas production from the North Sea at the time. fire, Dunblane shooting and Paddington rail crash, said hearings should take place where the body is repatriated to Scotland. Mrs Patterson added: "In Scotland, the police would have questioned his companions, breathalysed the driver and looked at all the circumstances. The Spanish wrote him off as a drunken lout. "International FAIs are the only way to make sure that the deaths of Scottish people get investigated properly." CAPTION(S): BEREAVED David and Agnes with son's picture |
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