So Who Is to Blame for the Deaths of 13 Young People? ; Families Weep As New Cross Blaze Remains a Mystery After Second Inquest

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THE families of 13 young black people killed in the 1981 New Cross fire today spoke of their sadness that no one is to be brought to justice after a coroner found there was no conclusive proof of arson.

Coroner Gerald Butler QC yesterday reached an open verdict - despite admitting the blaze was "more likely than not" caused by someone "deliberately" setting light to the back of a chair during a party.

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So Who Is to Blame for the Deaths of 13 Young People? ; Families Weep As New Cross Blaze Remains a Mystery After Second Inquest

He also said key witnesses Norman Higgins and Leslie Morris had lied to the inquest about their involvement in the incident, but he did not have enough evidence to return a verdict of m...

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