US police accused over Trayvon 'leaks'

The parents of a shot Florida teenager have accused police of leaking information about their son being suspended for marijuana and details about the fight in which he died that portrayed him as the aggressor.

Trayvon Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, and family lawyers said yesterday that it was part of an effort to demonise her 17-year-old son, who was shot and killed last month by neighbourhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.