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| Edir Frederico Da Costa death: PCs injured in London protest | |
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| Six police officers were injured and four people arrested in a protest over the death of a young father following a traffic stop. | |
| Bricks were thrown and fires lit outside Stratford bus station and Forest Gate police station in London. | Bricks were thrown and fires lit outside Stratford bus station and Forest Gate police station in London. |
| Protesters allege Edir Frederico Da Costa, 25, was "brutally beaten" by Met Police officers earlier this month. | Protesters allege Edir Frederico Da Costa, 25, was "brutally beaten" by Met Police officers earlier this month. |
| The police watchdog is investigating the treatment of Mr Da Costa, who died six days after he was stopped. | The police watchdog is investigating the treatment of Mr Da Costa, who died six days after he was stopped. |
| Campaigners claim his neck was broken and he suffered head and other injuries after he was stopped by Met officers in a car, containing three people. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said a preliminary post-mortem examination, carried out on Thursday, indicated there were no spinal injuries caused by police. | |
| Earlier on Sunday evening, Borough Commander Supt Ian Larnder stood in the middle of a group of protesters trying to answer their questions and calm tensions. | |
| One protester rode his motorbike up to the police line and revved his engine in front of officers. | One protester rode his motorbike up to the police line and revved his engine in front of officers. |
| Another motorcyclist turned his bike towards the officers and span his wheels so smoke blew towards them. | Another motorcyclist turned his bike towards the officers and span his wheels so smoke blew towards them. |
| Firefighters, protected by police, put out a fire which had been started in a bin in Richmond Road. Bins were also set alight near a McDonald's in Romford Road. | |
| Bricks were ripped from a wall and thrown at police. Six police officers were injured, with four taken to hospital. | Bricks were ripped from a wall and thrown at police. Six police officers were injured, with four taken to hospital. |
| Family campaigners said the violence was not coming from them, and insisted it had been set up as a peaceful march. | Family campaigners said the violence was not coming from them, and insisted it had been set up as a peaceful march. |
| The force said the number of protesters started to dwindle just before 23:00 BST on Sunday. | The force said the number of protesters started to dwindle just before 23:00 BST on Sunday. |
| Mr Da Costa, known by friends as Edson, died on 21 June, six days after being stopped in a car in Woodcocks, Beckton, in Newham, east London. | Mr Da Costa, known by friends as Edson, died on 21 June, six days after being stopped in a car in Woodcocks, Beckton, in Newham, east London. |
| Grime musician Stormzy tweeted #justiceforEdson last Friday. | |
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