Aston McLean Williams death: Police were 'judge and jury', claims mum

Janet Williams said she was still awaiting an explanation of how her son died

The mother of a man who died after being struck by a police car at the scene of a reported burglary has accused the Thames Valley force of acting like "judge and jury".

Father-of-two Aston McLean Williams, 28, died after being struck by a marked vehicle in Reading on August 6.

Janet Williams said she still had not been given a full explanation.

The force declined to comment while the Independent Police Complaints Commission was investigating.

The IPCC is investigating the circumstances surrounding Aston McLean Williams' death

On the night Mr McLean Williams was killed, Thames Valley Police officers were responding to a 999 call reporting two men attempting to break in to Berkshire Cycles bike shop on Wokingham Road.

Police told Mrs Williams that an armed response vehicle struck her son and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

'Deserve to know'

The family are still awaiting the final collision report, and say they are unable to lay him to rest.

"I haven't been able to bury my son yet. I want who did this to my son to be accountable for it," said Mrs Williams.

"If he was up to no good that day then arrest him, take him to court. You don't kill him.

"I'm his mother; I deserve to know what happened."

The driver of the police vehicle is being investigated by the IPCC for potential criminal offences.

The IPCC is trying to establish how the armed response vehicle was being driven, whether Mr McLean Williams was already on the ground when the car hit him, and how he came to be there.

Associate commissioner Guido Liguori said: "We are awaiting the final collision investigation report and, once received, it will be shared with the pathologist so it can inform his post mortem conclusion.

"We understand Aston's family need answers and the length of time that passes until they receive that information can add to their grief. We are working as quickly as possible so we minimise the impact of this.

The police car was removed from the scene by a recovery vehicle

According to documents seen by the BBC, the officer driving the car exercised his right to give a "no comment" interview, when questioned by the IPCC.

"We have no powers to compel officers to answer questions in interviews, but have publicly voiced our concern regarding the potential impact on public confidence when officers choose to exercise their right to make no comment or simply answer questions by way of a statement," said Mr Liguori.