The family of Jay Abatan, whose killers have never been brought to justice, was today staging a protest vigil outside a police station.

Mr Abatan, a 42-year-old father-of-two, died after being attacked at a taxi rank outside the Ocean Rooms club in Morley Street, Brighton, in 1999.

His family is angry that Sussex Police has refused to hand over its official report into how the case was handled.

Manslaughter charges brought against two men were dropped because of a lack of evidence. One of the men later hanged himself.

Complaints by Mr Abatan's family that the killing had not been investigated fully prompted several reviews of the Sussex Police inquiry.

A total of 57 inconsistencies, police failures and inexplicable decisions were highlighted in one investigation.

The detective who led a bungled investigation into the murder, Detective Superintendent Alan Ladley, recently faced an internal misconduct tribunal conducted by Sussex Police regarding his role in the case. A spokesman for Justice for Jay said: "This vigil is to call on Sussex Police to allow the full report to be released to the family.

"Please join us in calling for justice and full accountability."

The vigil was planned for outside Brighton police station in John Street, Brighton, today between noon and 1.30pm.

For more information about the case visit www.justiceforjay.co.uk, call 0207 2479907 or email denis@naar.org.uk