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Orville Blackwood campaign

01 July 1992

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Broadmoor special hospital is facing an inquiry following the disturbing death of a 31-year old black man, Orville Blackwood, who died after being restrained and given a massive tranquillising injection in 1991. He was awaiting details of his release at the time. Orville is only one of several black men who have died in similar circumstances. He had been jailed for four years in 1986 and moved to Broadmoor the following year where he was detained under the Mental Health Act.

On returning to their Brixton home from identifying Orville's body, another of Mrs Buckley's sons was assaulted and detained for two hours at Brixton police station, before being released without charge.

The inquest into Orville's death did not allow evidence about earlier suspicious deaths at Broadmoor to be considered, and returned a verdict of accidental death. His mother, Clara Buckley (who is also the grandmother of Rolan Adams - see Statewatch 5), has been campaigning against the decision and has now been given leave by the High Court to apply for a judicial review into the original inquest.

Orville Blackwood Community Campaign, c/o New Testament Assembly, 7 Beechcroft Road, London SW17.

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