Michael Barrymore 'wins legal battle' over pool death arrest

Essex Police reportedly accepts presenter was wrongfully held following death of Stuart Lubbock in 2001

British entertainer Michael Barrymore arrives at Ealing Magistrates court in London on December 7, 2011. Barrymore attended court charged with possession of cocaine and being drunk and disord
(Image credit: 2011 AFP)

Michael Barrymore has won his claim that police wrongfully arrested him over the death of a man found dead in his swimming pool, according to reports this morning.

Stuart Lubbock, 31, was discovered drowned at the television presenter's former home in Roydon, Essex, in 2001. His injuries indicated he had been sexually assaulted.

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