What a sorry story the long inquiry by Sussex Police into the death of Jay
Abatan in Brighton has been.
It is four years since Mr Abatan, a father-of-two from Eastbourne, died
after hitting his head on the ground outside the Ocean Rooms nightclub in
Morley Street.
No one has been found guilty of any crime despite an inquiry costing
millions.
Now Graham Curtis, who was never convicted of killing Jay Abatan, has been
found hanged.
He had complained not long before his death how he was being badgered by
detectives continuing the inquiry.
Friends said the long and persistent investigation got to Mr Curtis and
started preying on his mind.
An inquest has yet to be held but there is little doubt Mr Curtis had other
problems, including splitting up with his girlfriend.
It is also possible Mr Curtis might have been spared had he been more
forthcoming about exactly what did happen in those tragic moments before Mr
Abatan fell to the ground.
If anyone else has information about Mr Abatan's mysterious death, now is
the time to tell the police.
Detectives were roundly criticised for being slow to act in the early days
after the death and for not doing enough to solve it.
After receiving this reprimand their continued diligence is scarcely
surprising.
But the fact remains another person has died and still no one has been
brought to justice.