The toll it has taken is etched on his face. John Ahmed is weary in voice and demeanour. But his determination to get to the full truth of how his son died is not diminished.
For nine years he has campaigned after his son, also called John, died in controversial circumstances in Strangeways prison.
Last month he witnessed a chink of justice when a prison officer was jailed for committing perjury at his son's inquest. At that five-week inquest in early 2017 a jury concluded that prison officers used unlawful force against Mr Ahmed leading to his death.
The 42-year-old father of four, died following restraint by prison officers, during a drugs search whilst a remand prisoner at HMP Manchester on July 29, 2015.
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