Pete Doherty speaks to police after actor's death
Pete Doherty spoke to police officers today about the death of an actor at a party he attended, his solicitor confirmed.
The singer visited a London police station to answer questions about the death of 30-year-old Mark Blanco.
The actor fell to his death from the balcony of a flat in Whitechapel, east London, in December 2006. He was taken to hospital with severe head injuries and died the next day.
Solicitor Sean Curran stressed that Doherty was not formally questioned by police.
“He did attend a police station to help them with their inquiries, but he attended voluntarily,” he said.
Mr Curran added that Doherty attended the police station while on a trip back to the UK from France, where he has recently been staying.
The Metropolitan Police is continuing to investigate the death of Mr Blanco.
An initial police investigation found that he had jumped deliberately, but a coroner then ordered a second independent probe.
This prompted his family to pay for their own specialist reports on how Mr Blanco died, including a study by neurobiology expert Professor Richard Wassersug who concluded that he could not have deliberately jumped and suffered his head injuries.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: “We have made no arrests. Inquiries continue and we are not prepared to discuss who we may or may not have spoken to.”
