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| IPCC says police officer who restrained young black man who died in east London may have breached standards | |
| Matthew Weaver | |
| Wed 13 Sep 2017 15.45 BST | |
| First published on Wed 13 Sep 2017 14.38 BST | |
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| A police officer who restrained Rashan Charles, whose death sparked protests in east London, is being investigated for gross misconduct after a review of the video captured by a camera he was wearing at the time. | A police officer who restrained Rashan Charles, whose death sparked protests in east London, is being investigated for gross misconduct after a review of the video captured by a camera he was wearing at the time. |
| Announcing a new phase in its investigation into Charles’s death on 22 July in Hackney, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the officer involved may have breached police standards on detention and restraint. | Announcing a new phase in its investigation into Charles’s death on 22 July in Hackney, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the officer involved may have breached police standards on detention and restraint. |
| The unnamed male Metropolitan police officer may also have breached police standards in how he dealt with a medical emergency, the IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said in a statement. | The unnamed male Metropolitan police officer may also have breached police standards in how he dealt with a medical emergency, the IPCC commissioner Cindy Butts said in a statement. |
| We have published an update on our investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Rashan Charles in east London pic.twitter.com/h8eqHJk1T1 | We have published an update on our investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Rashan Charles in east London pic.twitter.com/h8eqHJk1T1 |
| The new phase in the investigation comes after the IPCC reviewed footage of the incident from both CCTV cameras in the area and the body-worn cameras of the officer involved and others at the scene. | The new phase in the investigation comes after the IPCC reviewed footage of the incident from both CCTV cameras in the area and the body-worn cameras of the officer involved and others at the scene. |
| Butts pointed out that the move did not necessarily mean charges of misconduct would be brought against the officer. | Butts pointed out that the move did not necessarily mean charges of misconduct would be brought against the officer. |
| Before he died Charles was seen running into a shop on Kingsland Road in Dalston, where the officer apprehended him. Police had earlier tried to stop him in a vehicle. | Before he died Charles was seen running into a shop on Kingsland Road in Dalston, where the officer apprehended him. Police had earlier tried to stop him in a vehicle. |
| CCTV footage showed the officer struggling with Charles on the shop floor. After Charles was detained and handcuffed, with help from a member of the public, attempts were made to remove an object from his mouth or throat. His condition then deteriorated. | CCTV footage showed the officer struggling with Charles on the shop floor. After Charles was detained and handcuffed, with help from a member of the public, attempts were made to remove an object from his mouth or throat. His condition then deteriorated. |
| Charles’s contact with police was at around 1.45am and he was pronounced dead 70 minutes later at the Royal London hospital. | Charles’s contact with police was at around 1.45am and he was pronounced dead 70 minutes later at the Royal London hospital. |
| Video of the incident appeared to show him swallowing a package, leading to speculation it contained illegal drugs. Tests have shown it did not. The contents were revealed to have been a mixture of caffeine and paracetamol. | Video of the incident appeared to show him swallowing a package, leading to speculation it contained illegal drugs. Tests have shown it did not. The contents were revealed to have been a mixture of caffeine and paracetamol. |
| Ken Marsh, the chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation, which is representing the officer, claimed the officer was trying save Charles’s life by preventing him swallowing what he thought were dangerous drugs. “This happened in a fraction of a second; the officer had to make a decision,” he said last month. | Ken Marsh, the chair of the Metropolitan Police Federation, which is representing the officer, claimed the officer was trying save Charles’s life by preventing him swallowing what he thought were dangerous drugs. “This happened in a fraction of a second; the officer had to make a decision,” he said last month. |
| Despite two postmortems and toxicology tests, the exact cause of death remains unknown. A coroner’s inquest into Charles’s death has been delayed until after the IPCC investigation. A pre-inquest review will be held in Poplar on 15 November 2017. | Despite two postmortems and toxicology tests, the exact cause of death remains unknown. A coroner’s inquest into Charles’s death has been delayed until after the IPCC investigation. A pre-inquest review will be held in Poplar on 15 November 2017. |
| Investigators have been considering whether Charles’s death was caused by the package’s plastic wrapping rather than its contents. The member of the public who helped in efforts to detain Charles has been interviewed as a witness. | Investigators have been considering whether Charles’s death was caused by the package’s plastic wrapping rather than its contents. The member of the public who helped in efforts to detain Charles has been interviewed as a witness. |
| Charles’s death and the resulting violent reaction has echoes of the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by officers in 2011 in Tottenham, leading to the worst riots in modern English history. | Charles’s death and the resulting violent reaction has echoes of the death of Mark Duggan, who was shot by officers in 2011 in Tottenham, leading to the worst riots in modern English history. |
| The IPCC cleared armed officers of any wrongdoing in the killing of Duggan, but called for urgent improvements in the accountability of undercover firearms operations after finding a lack of audio or video material of the incident. | The IPCC cleared armed officers of any wrongdoing in the killing of Duggan, but called for urgent improvements in the accountability of undercover firearms operations after finding a lack of audio or video material of the incident. |
| Body-worn video cameras were introduced in the Met as an attempt to improve the accountability of all frontline officers. | Body-worn video cameras were introduced in the Met as an attempt to improve the accountability of all frontline officers. |
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