Pete Doherty responds to recent documentary into the death of Mark Blanco

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Pete Doherty has responded to a recent Channel 4 documentary which explored the death of Mark Blanco in 2006.Titled Pete Doherty, Who Killed My Son?, the documentary aired last month and looked into the passing of 30-year-old Mark Blanco, who died while attending a party that The Libertines and Babyshambles singer was also at.Held at the East London flat of Paul Roundhill, the incident took place in 2006 when the actor fell from the first-story balcony and died of a sustained head injury.

Doherty has always denied any knowledge of how Blanco came to lie dying on the pavement after going over the stairwell balcony.

Following an investigation, the police brought no charges against Doherty.In the documentary, Blanco’s mother Sheila explained that she didn’t believe that her son fell to his death accidentally, as police had previously ruled, and CCTV footage was shown of the incident taking place.

Here, experts also reviewed the clip from the moment Blanco lost his life.“It’s absolutely callous. A reprehensible lack of humanity,” said Sheila in the programme, which saw her urge police to re-open their investigation and ask more questions of those present for a better understanding. “He was definitely pushed over, thrown over, but the Metropolitan Police do not wish to uncover what the truth is.