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H&H SERIES APRIL 3 2008 http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/
SPOTLIGHT ON
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Friend
skydives
to help fund
family's fight for dead son
Cash raised for campaign for case to
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Erica Duggan with her son Jeremiah's wallet containing a
picture of him and his girlfriend.
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body was found.
For the past five years, Ms Duggan
has campaigned for a new investigation into what
happened.
She has painstakingly searched for
evidence and hired her own experts to investigate.
Now she claims to have evidence
disproving the German verdict and is demanding a reinvestigation into her
son's death.
But to fund the campaign she has
had to spend thousands on legal fees -relying on donations from the
public.
Mr Glyn added: "I wanted to do a
parachute jump anyway so I thought it would be a great opportunity to
raise some money for the campaign as well.
"I think what happened to Jeremiah
was awful and I think it is an absolute disgrace that nothing has been
done to investigate it sooner.
"Five years have passed since he
died and there hasn't been any proper investigation. Something has to be
done. Someone needs to co-ordinate all of this together and have a real,
full investigation."
Mrs Duggan is due to present a
petition to Downing Street calling for a reinvestigation today (April
3).
She said: "Justice is justice no
matter if you are rich or poor and no matter whether you die
here or abroad.
"All we want to know is what
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pened to Jeremiah.
"Let's uncover the dangers that
may have caused this terrible death of a very popular and compassionate
young man."
□ To donate to the fund, write to The Jeremiah
Duggan Memorial Fund, BM Jerry, London, WC1N 3XX, or log on to www.justicefor jeremiah.com.
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A FRIEND of a Golders Green student who died in Germany three years ago has taken to the skies to raise money for an investigation into his death. Andy Glyn leapt from a plane in a
sponsored skydive last Thursday on the fifth anniversary of Jeremiah
Duggan's death.
The cash he raised will help the
Justice For Jeremiah appeal.
Mr Duggan was studying in Paris in
2003 when he travelled to Germany to hear speeches by radical group the
LaRouche Organisation.
His body was found in the middle
of a motorway in Wiesbaden.
German authorities say he
committed suicide but Mr Duggan's friends and family
disagree.
Mr Glyn said: "I was at university
with Jeremiah in Paris so I knew him before he went to Germany. The
suggestion he was depressed is an absolute nonsense.
"He was a really outgoing guy. He
loved music and was really popular with lots of friends and an active
social life. He was just a fantastic person to know."
Mr Duggan phoned his mother Erica
on the night of his death saying he was in trouble. Hours later,
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Jeremiah Duggan. |
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