No charges over Stevie Cameron’s death at Milnsbridge party

Aug 4 2009 by Sam Casey, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

NO-ONE will be charged with the violent death of a young man at a Huddersfield party.

The Crown Prosecution Service and West Yorkshire Police said Stevie Cameron died as the result of someone else acting in self-defence.

The 22-year-old suffered fatal head injuries following a disturbance at a party in Tintern Avenue, Milnsbridge, in the early hours of February 1.

Today the chief crown prosecutor for West Yorkshire, Neil Franklin, said there had been high-level talks to discuss the legal options.

Five men have been charged with other offences following the brawl that cost Stevie Cameron his life.

But the authorities have decided not to prosecute anyone for killing Stevie.

Mr Franklin said: “The decision about whether there should be a prosecution in relation to Mr Cameron’s death has been considered at length within the CPS, and, among others, I consulted the principal legal advisor for the CPS, Alison Levitt QC.

“In reaching this decision, we have considered all the evidence and taken into account the CPS guidance on self-defence and the prevention of crime, which says that ‘a witness to violent crime with a continuing threat of violence may well be justified in using extreme force to remove a threat of further violence.’