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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

‘It doesn’t get easier’: Thomas Orchard’s family on their search for truth

From left: Thomas’s brother Jack; his mother, Alison; his brother Finn and his sister, Jo.
From left: Thomas’s brother Jack; his mother, Alison; his brother Finn and his sister, Jo. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

One of the most poignant moments for Alison Orchard came when she was sorting out her son Thomas’s room after his fatal collapse while in police custody.

Over the years, Thomas Orchard had experienced mental health problems and had not been allowed to fulfil one of his ambitions: to drive.

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