Will Young has announced a new documentary about the death of his twin brother Rupert.The singer’s brother died in 2020 after suffering from alcoholism for over 20 years.It is estimated that 1.6million are alcohol dependent, and only 18 per cent of people in need of specialist treatment are receiving it.“It was very enlightening and emotional to make this film and I am extremely proud of everyone ’s involvement in it,” Young said of the new film called Will Young: Losing My Twin Rupert, commissioned by Channel 4.“I hope it shines a light on the difficulties that so many people face today in the UK with addiction and getting the necessary help.”Young had previously spoken outside the court at his brother’s inquest, according to Birmingham Mail, saying he believes his brother should have been seen by a psychiatrist and sectioned under the Mental Health Act.Rita Daniels, Commissioning Editor for Channel 4 added of the film: “We are very thankful to Will and his family for opening up about the sensitive and difficult topic of addiction and we hope Will’s profound tribute to his brother will go a long way to helping those going through similar issues.”There is no release date confirmed yet for Will Young: Losing My Twin Rupert – stay tuned for updates.Meanwhile, at the end of last year Will Young handcuffed himself to the gates of a dog-breeding centre in Cambridgeshire.The pop star joined animal rights protesters from ‘Camp Beagle’ to campaign for the closure of MBR Acres in Wyton, near Huntingdon.
Child murderer locked tragic boy, 3, inside filthy flat as he screamed to be let out before horror death
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This is the grotty, cramped flat where a three-year-old child was brutally beaten to death. Kemarni Watson Darby was found lifeless at the flat in June 2018.
He had been repeatedly assaulted by his mother's then partner Nathaniel Pope before he died of painful internal injuries. A court heard his injuries would have required force similar to that caused by a road traffic collision or being stamped on with a 'shod foot'.
Pictures now released by police in the West Midlands show the chaotic living conditions the young endured in the filthy two-bedroom flat in West Bromwich. They include snapped electrical cables being used to lock Kemarni in a room as he banged on the door and pleaded to let out.
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It comes as Pope was unanimously convicted of murdering Kemarni by jurors and now faces life behind bars. Kemarni's mum Alicia Watson was acquitted of murder but convicted of causing or allowing the death of a child, BirminghamLive reports.
They were both also unanimously convicted of a multiple counts of child cruelty. The defendants will be sentenced on May 23. The murder trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard how Pope would trap Kemarni in a room at the flat until the child 'calmed down'.
He would use an electrical wire snapped in half to stop the door from opening. A witness - who cannot be named for legal reasons - said in an interview played to jurors: "Pope used to get the wire and turn it around the door handle. It was like some electrical wire that was snapped off. He would wrap it around the door handle.
"Kemarni would just bang on the door and try and get out. [Pope] would just do nothing." The images show a littered living room with tissue and wrappings scattered across the floor, along with tattered
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