Mum's 20-year battle for justice after son plunged to his death in Pete Doherty row

EXCLUSIVE: Mum's 20-year battle for justice after son plunged to his death in Pete Doherty rowSheila Blanco - who has endured police failings ever since her son Mark died in 2006 - has blasted the Met for 'insulting and disingenuous' offer to review the case itselfCommentsNewsTom Pettifor Crime Editor14:06, 07 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesMark Blanco died after plunge in 2006(Image: REX/Shutterstock)The mother of an actor who fell to his death following a row with Pete Doherty has accused police of a "cover up" over a review into the case.‌Mark Blanco, 30, died during a drug-fuelled party with the Babyshambles star in 2006 and the case has never been resolved despite his mum Sheila's relentless fight for justice. She called last year for an outside force to be brought in to review the Metropolitan Police's handling of the investigation but the force told her last month that it would do the work itself.‌Sheila told the Daily Mirror: "This is scandalous. We have had twenty years of apathy and cover-up. It is insulting and disingenuous to now suggest an in-house review."‌View 5 ImagesSheila has fought for twenty years to find out the truth about what happened to Mark(Image: Channel 4)Sheila requested a Victims' Right to Review over the decision last year to close Mark's case without charging anyone.The Mirror reported in December that the City of London Police had agreed to carry out the review but the force has now dropped out.‌READ MORE: Stephen Lawrence's dad braces for fresh battle over son's racist murderREAD MORE: Tot beaten to death by mum's ex-solider boyfriend after months of abuseAn officer wrote to Sheila last month saying the force had been unable to find an outside force willing to carry out the work. Instead a Met Police commander would look at the case with a "small advisory group" providing assistance.Sheila's lawyer Mike Schwarz said: "The MPS appear to be unable or unwil...