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| The police watchdog is investigating after a man was found dead in a cell at a station in Derbyshire. | The police watchdog is investigating after a man was found dead in a cell at a station in Derbyshire. |
| The man, who was in his 50s, had been arrested on Wednesday afternoon in the Peak District and taken to the custody unit at Buxton police station. But during a routine check at 2am on Thursday he was found to be unresponsive. Paramedics tried to save him but he was pronounced dead 40 minutes later. | The man, who was in his 50s, had been arrested on Wednesday afternoon in the Peak District and taken to the custody unit at Buxton police station. But during a routine check at 2am on Thursday he was found to be unresponsive. Paramedics tried to save him but he was pronounced dead 40 minutes later. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was contacted and investigators have gathered CCTV footage and interviewed police officers and staff. The man’s next-of-kin have also been informed and a postmortem examination will take place. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was contacted and investigators have gathered CCTV footage and interviewed police officers and staff. The man’s next-of-kin have also been informed and a postmortem examination will take place. |
| The IPCC’s commissioner, Derrick Campbell, said: “Our sympathies are with the man’s family and anyone else affected by his death. Our inquiries are obviously at a very early stage and we will be carrying out a very thorough investigation of all the circumstances.” | The IPCC’s commissioner, Derrick Campbell, said: “Our sympathies are with the man’s family and anyone else affected by his death. Our inquiries are obviously at a very early stage and we will be carrying out a very thorough investigation of all the circumstances.” |