THE family of a young man who died after being attacked on the United States Mexico border has spoken of their frustration at the lack of progress made by police.

George Van Day, who was the nephew of singer David Van Day, died after collapsing on the border of the two countries on June 18 last year.

The 26-year-old, from Brighton, suffered a devastating stroke triggered by head injuries.

At his inquest, the coroner heard he suffered the injuries after being attacked shortly after landing in Mexico.

However, nearly eight months on, Mexican authorities appear to have made little progress investigating the case Speaking to The Argus, his parents Michael and Denise Van Day, with whom he lived in Stroudley Road, Brighton, said they are growing increasingly frustrated.

His dad said: "I know whoever did this will get justice - I am a Christian - but we need to do something about it in this life. We must have law and order."

George, who had Asperger's Syndrome, had become fascinated with America.

He flew to Mexico as he had been denied a visa to the US and had hoped to access the country by the land border.

New police documents seen by The Argus help shed light on his mysterious death.

It appears George was turned away by an immigration official on the the border bridge, before coming back later later in the day at 10.51pm.

According to his file, from the U.S. Department for Homeland Security, a border guard then noticed he was injured and called an ambulance.

This suggests George was attacked at some point on June 17 after about 5pm - the earliest he could have reached the border for the first time according to his flight schedule - and before 10.51pm.

It would also suggest he was injured on the Mexican side of the border, rather than the US as had been thought, although this is not explicit.

After being found following the attack he was taken to hospital in El Paso, Texas, with a US border guard at his side.

He was released from hospital in Texas a few hours after being admitted, but then taken to hospital in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, after collapsing on the bridge. He died there ten days later after slipping into a coma.

Mr Van Day added: "I go to the cemetery regularly and I get very tearful when I buy flowers. It is very difficult.

"Georgie was a Christian, as we are, so we believe he will be in a better place now but we know only too well how he was treated by some people in his short life."

A representative from the UK Foreign Office has written to the state prosecutor in Mexico to express Mr and Mrs Van Day's frustration.

The email, seen by The Argus, stresses that testimony of medical staff who looked after George in El Paso has not been acquired, nor is it clear whether Mexican authorities have spoken to US border guards.

The Argus was unable to reach Mexican authorities for comment.

George also leaves behind younger brother Tom, 22, and older sister Sophie, 36.

JUSTICE FOR GEORGE: FAMILY SEEK ANSWERS OVER SERIES OF EVENTS

LOOKING firmly at the camera, if a little dishevelled after travelling thousands of miles, George Van Day was photographed by the US immigration authorities as they prevented him from getting a visa and crossing into their country.

It is believed that at the time of this photo he had already received the beating from the unknown attackers that would prove fatal within a short time.

Hours after he reached and was pictured at the US-Mexico border, the 26-year-old collapsed on the Mexican side of the border bridge, slipping into a coma and dying 10 days later.

A doctor concluded after his death the beating had caused a nick in an artery supplying his head with blood. Unknown to doctors and border guards this grew and triggered the catastrophic stroke at around 7am.

Huge gaps remain in what is known about the last hours of his life, in particular very little about where and when he was attacked in the run-up to this picture.

But files released to The Argus shed new light on what happened when he reached the US border hours before his stroke, a line he had come a very long way to cross.

Fascinated by America and in particular its politics, George had flown to Mexico from his home in Brighton, planning to cross into Texas over land.

He told his parents he was going to France and they first knew he had crossed The Atlantic when the Foreign Office phoned to say their son was in a coma in Mexico.

George, who had Asperger’s Syndrome, flew to Mexico City on June 15 before heading north to Monterrey and then Ciudad Juarez, just south of the US border.

Records obtained by The Argus from the US Department of Homeland Security say that on June 18* at approximately 10.51pm, he tried to get into the US.

Wearing a white T-shirt and carrying a small rucksack, George walked up to a post on the Paso del Norte border bridge, and applied for admission.

The 24-hour, busy, four-lane bridge over the Rio Grande connects the Texan city of El Paso with the Mexican Ciudad Juarez, ranked the most violent city in the world just four years ago.

It was the second time that day he had tried to enter the country, according to officials who recorded: “He try to enter early on in the day [sic] and was refused entry by the supervisor on duty.”

They did not give further details for when this happened, but his father believes it must have been no earlier than 5pm to 5.30pm, because George arrived at Ciudad Juarez airport at about 3.20pm.

At that point it appears from the record that he was returned to Mexico and advised to apply for a visa at the AMCON (presumably the American consulate), although whether he went there is not known.

What is recorded is that when he returned to the border just before 11pm to try again to get in, a border guard noticed he was injured.

The guard asked George if he needed medical assistance and phoned emergency medical services.

He was given a pat down in passport control, but nothing was found, the record adds.

George was examined “with a head injury”, the record says, before being taken to University Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.

Doctors there recorded injuries to his face, collarbone and body and said he told doctors he had been kicked and punched by five people.

George was checked and treated at the hospital before being discharged at around 2am, which his father says was much too soon.

The coroner at his inquest in Brighton concluded George must have been taken into immigration detention after leaving hospital.

There he was again deemed inadmissible to the United States “because you fail to obtain a visa to enter”, according to the record.

It records “negative” under criminal history, contradicting evidence heard at his inquest that he had been refused entry due to a minor criminal conviction.

The form adds: “A sworn statement was taken in which the subject expressed no fear of his return to the UK.” He was handed a copy of his statement.

George was sent back over the bridge to Mexico at around 7am, it is believed, collapsing on the bridge moments later.

He was taken to hospital in Ciudad Juarez, where he died in a coma ten days later.

His mother, Denise Van Day, said at the time of his inquest in October 27: “There are a lot of unanswered questions at the moment but hopefully we will get to the truth and get justice for Georgie.”

Four months on, little has changed.

(*The date of June 18 given on the form is believed to be wrong, since it has been established he tried to enter on June 17.)

TIMELINE OF TRAGEDY ON US-MEXICO BORDER

June 15, 2015:  George Van Day, 26, flies to Mexico City, the capital of Mexico, using a ticket he booked at STA Travel in Brighton.

June 15-16:  Travels north through Mexico towards the US border, aiming to cross into the country.

June 17: Shortly after 3pm: George lands in Ciudad Juarez, the border city in north Mexico that is among the most violent cities in the world, mostly due to the drugs trade.

Unknown time, thought to be 5pm: Tries to get into the United States via the Pase del Norte bridge border crossing. He is refused entry and told to apply for a visa at the US Consulate.

10.52pm: George returns to the El Paso del Norte border crossing and again applies for admission, when a border guard notices that he is injured. He is taken to hospital by ambulance.

June 18:  Around 2am, George is discharged from hospital in El Paso, Texas. Doctors have recorded injuries to his face, collar bone and body.

Around 7am: George is on the Mexican side of the border bridge going back towards Mexico when he collapses on the street and loses consciousness. He is taken to hospital in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

June 27:  George dies in hospital in Ciudad Juarez, never having regained consciousness from a coma.

October 22:  Brighton coroner Veronica Hamilton-Deeley rules that he died due to the attack causing a tear in the artery leading to his brain, triggering a stroke.