{"id":303806,"date":"2025-12-19T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/were-the-libertines-frontman-and-friends-involved-in-the-death-of-mark-blanco\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T18:00:08","slug":"were-the-libertines-frontman-and-friends-involved-in-the-death-of-mark-blanco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/were-the-libertines-frontman-and-friends-involved-in-the-death-of-mark-blanco\/","title":{"rendered":"Were The Libertines frontman and friends involved in the death of Mark Blanco?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/ICJF8Cxnh3M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Were The Libertines frontman and friends involved in the death of Mark Blanco?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ICJF8Cxnh3M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nearly 20 years ago, amateur actor Mark Blanco fell to his death from a balcony at a gathering in East London attended by The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The mystery of what happened that night remains unresolved but Doherty has always denied involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Channel 4 News can reveal that Mark\u2019s mother, Sheila Blanco, has today met with a new police force, City of London, to explore whether a fresh investigation into his death could be launched.<\/p>\n<p>In her only TV interview, Sheila says she feels closer to the truth than ever before and believes new scrutiny by a different police force is long overdue.<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment, Doherty\u2019s former literary agent Paul Roundhill told us Mark a \u201cvalued friend\u201d and said there were \u201cinaccuracies\u201d and \u201cdistortions\u201d in media accounts of the night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly 20 years ago, amateur actor Mark Blanco fell to his death from a balcony at a gathering in East London attended by The Libertines frontman Pete Doherty. 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