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| Arrest over shopping centre death | Arrest over shopping centre death |
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| An arrest has been made on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a 23-year-old man who was restrained by shopping centre security staff. | |
| Police said the man was approached by staff after an incident on a walkway leading to a car park at the Quadrant Shopping Centre in Swansea on Thursday. | |
| Officers said he became "unwell" and despite first aid was later pronounced dead in hospital. | |
| The arrested man, aged 24, is being held at Swansea central police station. | The arrested man, aged 24, is being held at Swansea central police station. |
| South Wales Police said the man who later died had been restrained by security staff at around 1240 BST. | South Wales Police said the man who later died had been restrained by security staff at around 1240 BST. |
| Stephen Baldwin, a builder who was working near the scene of the incident, said he and co-workers heard a man shouting and a girl swearing at around 1230 BST. | Stephen Baldwin, a builder who was working near the scene of the incident, said he and co-workers heard a man shouting and a girl swearing at around 1230 BST. |
| "It went on for about 10 minutes," he said. | "It went on for about 10 minutes," he said. |
| "We went for dinner at 1pm, we came back at 1.30 and the place was swarming with police. | "We went for dinner at 1pm, we came back at 1.30 and the place was swarming with police. |
| "They were going from and around the car park and they stopped the cars from leaving and when they eventually let them out they were taking their number plates. | "They were going from and around the car park and they stopped the cars from leaving and when they eventually let them out they were taking their number plates. |
| Police say the 23-year-old was restrained after an earlier incident | Police say the 23-year-old was restrained after an earlier incident |
| "The forensics went in at about a quarter to two." | "The forensics went in at about a quarter to two." |
| Witness appeal | Witness appeal |
| The area around the walkway leading from the first floor of the quadrant onto level six of the multi-storey car park was cordoned off by police, and an incident room has also been set up at Swansea's central police station. | The area around the walkway leading from the first floor of the quadrant onto level six of the multi-storey car park was cordoned off by police, and an incident room has also been set up at Swansea's central police station. |
| Det Ch Insp Peter Azzopardi, who is leading the investigation, said: "I am appealing for anyone who has witnessed this incident to come forward and contact the police." | Det Ch Insp Peter Azzopardi, who is leading the investigation, said: "I am appealing for anyone who has witnessed this incident to come forward and contact the police." |
| South Wales Police said the 23-year-old man, who was pronounced dead at the city's Morriston Hospital, had been identified. However, his name has not yet been released. | South Wales Police said the 23-year-old man, who was pronounced dead at the city's Morriston Hospital, had been identified. However, his name has not yet been released. |
| The coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination will also be carried out. | The coroner has been informed and a post-mortem examination will also be carried out. |
| Management at the Quadrant said they could not comment as a police investigation was ongoing. | Management at the Quadrant said they could not comment as a police investigation was ongoing. |
| Anyone who witnessed the incident can contact Swansea central police station on 01792 456999 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. | Anyone who witnessed the incident can contact Swansea central police station on 01792 456999 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. |