THE mother of a young man killed by an exploding tyre has made a formal complaint after Kent Police admitted there had been another delay in the investigation into his death.

Matthew Hoare, who worked for Watling Tyres in Canterbury, died when a 5ft digger tyre he was working on exploded in his face in January, 2006.

On the second anniversary of his death the detective leading the investigation said he would be submitting the file to the Crown Prosecution Service in February.

But Det Sgt Ian Cutter admitted this week that he was still waiting to interview key witnesses to the accident.

The delay has angered Mr Hoare’s mother Carolyn and she and her solicitor, Nick Fairweather, are making formal complaints to both the Chief Constable of Kent and the chief executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

For the full story, see this week's Kentish Gazette.