Murder victim's family in pub plea

The family of Wolverhampton murder victim Andrew Diack today joined the campaign to have the pub where he was stabbed to death closed down.

The 29-year-old, whose girlfriend Rachel Evans is due to give birth their first child in two weeks, died at The Flying Dutchman, Claverley Drive, Merry Hill.

Police kept the pub closed since and its drinks licence was revoked until March 9, when it will be decided at a licensing meeting.

Andrew's mother and stepfather today said they wanted the pub closed permanently and demolished.

At the family home in Bushbury, stepfather Alan Davies said: "Just the thought of it being there is upsetting. Something needs to be done to stop this sort of thing."

They paid tribute to Mr Diack, of Stafford Road, Fordhouses, who had a single stab wound to the chest at 4.30am last Saturday. The pub should have been cleared by 3am.