POLICE spied on the partner of a protester killed by officers in order to stay “one step ahead” of her campaign for justice, a public inquiry heard yesterday.
Celia Stubbs was spied on for 20 years following the death of her partner Blair Peach at a protest against the National Front in Southall in 1979.
His death at the hands of riot officers prompted one of the most notorious police cover-ups in modern policing history. In the 42 years since his death, no officer has ever been charged.
Speaking to the undercover policing inquiry, Ms Stubbs said that the officers involved may have escaped justice as a result of police spying on her campaign to hold the force to account.