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The entrance to the venue was located off progress way, down the side off "Tops Tiles". The
warehouse was at the bottom of this side road behind a metal gate, the gate padlock had been
removed and security officers were opening the gate to allow access. As Insp Hamill and
A/PS Miles and the EO have approached the gate they have closed the gate preventing us
access."
Mr Simon Cordell will state; “that for Inspector Hamill: To be able to state the gate padlock
had been removed.” By this statement made Inspector Hamill was this close to pay this much
attention to such an object as a pad lock on the gate, he then states a security officer was
opening the gate to allow access. Followed by them have closed the gate, with so many
people walking in and out of such numbers of 300 people in attendance Mr Simon Cordell
will state that he believes the inspector see Mr Simon Cordell and took his own believes.
A/Insp Hamill 201566 states; "I have introduced myself and asked to speak with the event
organisers, to which a member of staff has disappeared into the venue and returned with a
male who I would describe as light skinned black male, Approximate age of 35, wearing a
white long sleeved t-shirt, grey bottoms. I recognized this male as Simon Cordell.
“Inspector Hamill states; that he then introduced himself and asked if we could speak at the
bottom of the' road where the noise levels would allow us to talk. We all moved to the bottom
of Progress Way where I have introduced myself and explained the purpose of the visit and
asked
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"It's Simon isn't it?" to which he has replied "Yes" I have then further asked "Simon Cordell"
to which he has indicted that it was but not verbally confirmed the answer. I have introduced
the two EO's the Simon who have explained the purpose of their visit and the fact that they
were going to severe a noise abatement order, they have produced the paperwork and asked
the male for his name to which he has refused to provide his details, It was explained that
without the name of a person from the venue the EO's are unable to serve the paperwork. As
we have been unable to progress this line of action, I have made the request to Simon Cordell
to turn the music down."
Mr Simon Cordell will state; “that Inspector Hamill: States he approached the gate and
spoke to security, but the police are not sure if they were in fact security, police state in there
statements that the people on the gate introduced themselves as volunteers. The case is the
police did not know who they were they could have been security/volunteers or organisers.
The police only believed Tyrone Benjamin and Simon Cordell could have been the
organisers, which is not the case.
Mr Simon Cordell will state that Inspector Hamill: Asked to speak to an organiser and has
said that a member of said staff disappeared into the occupied building. For a male Inspector
Hamill recognised to be Simon Cordell to approach him. This could not have been the case as
Mr Simon Cordell will state that he was not in the building and that he was walking up to the
building when he was approach by Inspector Hamill and others.
Mr Simon Cordell will state; “that he does remember this day 08th June 2014 a friend who
had stayed at his who had forgotten to take his set of keys with him, when he left his flat prior
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He will state that his friend had contacted him and told him that he need his keys back and
wanted him to meet him at progress way were he had been residing and asked Mr Simon
Cordell to drop the keys to him.”
Mr Simon Cordell will state; “that he was given a post code and had never been to this
location before. That he travelled by car and parked outside a company that he remembers to
be tops tiles, as he approached he could hear music, after finding the address given to him he