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Man dies in Liverpool One police detention 'incident' Mzee Mohammed police custody death investigated
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An 18-year-old has died after being detained by police following an "incident" at a city shopping centre. A teenager has died in the custody of police after being detained by security staff at a shopping centre.
The man, named as Mzee Mohammed by the Liverpool Echo, was seen with a knife "behaving erratically" at Liverpool One on Wednesday and was in the custody of police when he became unwell. Mzee Mohammed, 18, was seen with a knife "behaving erratically" at Liverpool One before officers were called to the scene.
He was taken to the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His mother Karla told the Liverpool Echo her son was a "gentle giant" and she believed police and security staff had "questions to answer".
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.
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A Merseyside Police statement said a man had run into a house in the Toxteth area in "a distressed state". At the family home in Kensington, Mr Mohammed's mother said her son had "a troubled past" but "he got past that".
He had no pre-existing medical conditions, she said.
A Merseyside Police statement said a man had run into a house in the Toxteth area of the city in "a distressed state".
Later, a man was seen with a knife "behaving erratically" at a number of locations in the city centre, it added.Later, a man was seen with a knife "behaving erratically" at a number of locations in the city centre, it added.
Officers located him near Liverpool One where he was detained by security staff.Officers located him near Liverpool One where he was detained by security staff.
Police said the man was "suffering a medical episode" and was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead at about 19:55 BST.Police said the man was "suffering a medical episode" and was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead at about 19:55 BST.
The force's professional standards department was obliged to notify the IPCC of the incident as is the case with all deaths in custody. As with all deaths in custody, Merseyside Police's professional standards department was obliged to notify the IPCC of the incident.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place later. Inquest - a charity which provides advice to people bereaved by a death in custody - said there needed to be "the most thorough and robust scrutiny of the actions of the security guards and the police" who were in contact with Mr Mohammed before his death.
His family must be supported to find out how and why he died, a statement added.
A post-mortem examination is due to take place.