on august 31st 2010, his best friend admitted himself into bethlehem royal hospital for mental healthg restrained by 11 police officers, he never regained consciousness. his brain had been starved of oxygen. it was awful, worst time in my life. my best friend, was killed in 2010 at the hands of up to 11 police officers. and the details were horrific, it was it was disgusting. how can you tie him up while he's on the floor, sit on him on his back? he couldn't breathe. a decade on and the marchs following george floyd's death hold a haunting resonance for his mum. i don't watch, i can't watch, because the very thing my son was saying, i can't breathe, is what happened with george floyd. many other families, predominantly black, we have heard our loved ones say, i can't breathe. i remember when he was buried, somebody said how auspicious an almond tree is. visiting his resting place offers some peace to his parents, but they say their pain remains unhealed, partly because of the legal process following his death. even though the inquest in 2017 found that the force used was unnecessary,