Ryan Passey: MP asks for CPS report after teen cleared of murder
An MP has written to the Attorney General over what she called a 'perverse' decision to acquit a man accused of killing amateur footballer Ryan Passey.
Kobe Murray, aged 19, of The Broadway, Dudley, walked free from court after being cleared of murder and manslaughter last week - leaving the family of the victim stunned.
Mr Passey, 24, from Quarry Bank, died after being stabbed in the Chicago's nightclub in Stourbridge last August.
Stourbridge MP Margot James has now written to Attorney General Robert Buckland questioning the decision.
Mr Murray admitted stabbing the victim but said it happened accidentally as he went to push him away.
Conservative MP Ms James wrote: "It is incomprehensible to me that the jury could come to such a conclusion given the evidence and testimony available to them, and I feel strongly that the outcome constitutes what you might call a perverse verdict.
"I would like to request a full report from the Crown Prosecution Service that I might be able to share with Ryan’s family.
"I would also be grateful if you could arrange for the investigating officer to meet Ryan’s family so that they can discuss what actions may be available to them.”
Friends of Mr Passey have called for a re-trial but the Crown Prosecution Service has said it is unlikely more charges would be brought as Mr Murray has been cleared of any wrongdoing - unless compelling new evidence comes to light.
A campaign to raise funds for any future legal costs has been suggested by friends.
