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| Police criticised over CS spray | Police criticised over CS spray |
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| A civil rights group has criticised the use of CS spray at close quarters, following an arrest in an Essex town. | A civil rights group has criticised the use of CS spray at close quarters, following an arrest in an Essex town. |
| Police attending a night club fire on Sunday in Brentwood were asked by security staff from a nearby pub to deal with a man acting "obnoxiously". | Police attending a night club fire on Sunday in Brentwood were asked by security staff from a nearby pub to deal with a man acting "obnoxiously". |
| An officer was filmed using CS spray on a man, who had blood on his face. | |
| Corrinne Ferguson from Liberty said it was difficult to justify using a spray at this distance. Essex Police did not want to comment on the incident. | Corrinne Ferguson from Liberty said it was difficult to justify using a spray at this distance. Essex Police did not want to comment on the incident. |
| There is no evidence Essex police were involved with any injury the man seen on film had received. | There is no evidence Essex police were involved with any injury the man seen on film had received. |
| A spokesman said they were investigating the whole sequence of events. | A spokesman said they were investigating the whole sequence of events. |
| Police caution | Police caution |
| Essex Police said any allegations of excessive force or assault would be taken very seriously and would be thoroughly investigated. | Essex Police said any allegations of excessive force or assault would be taken very seriously and would be thoroughly investigated. |
| A 28-year-old man from Romford and a 16-year-old woman from Brentwood are being questioned. | A 28-year-old man from Romford and a 16-year-old woman from Brentwood are being questioned. |
| A 40-year-old woman was given a police caution for using threatening behaviour likely to cause alarm and distress. | A 40-year-old woman was given a police caution for using threatening behaviour likely to cause alarm and distress. |
| Ms Ferguson said: "CS gas should be used as a weapon of last resort and certainly should not be used at the range it was in the video because of its dangerous side effects." | Ms Ferguson said: "CS gas should be used as a weapon of last resort and certainly should not be used at the range it was in the video because of its dangerous side effects." |
| Pixie Lott | Pixie Lott |
| Eleven fire crews were called to the fire at The Sugar Hut club, on the High Street in Brentwood, which broke out early on Sunday evening. | Eleven fire crews were called to the fire at The Sugar Hut club, on the High Street in Brentwood, which broke out early on Sunday evening. |
| Police had been called to the scene to close roads and secure the area, but security staff at O'Neil's bar called in officers about an hour later. | Police had been called to the scene to close roads and secure the area, but security staff at O'Neil's bar called in officers about an hour later. |
| The cause of the fire is unknown and Essex Police and Essex Fire Service are investigating. | The cause of the fire is unknown and Essex Police and Essex Fire Service are investigating. |
| A spokesman for the Sugar Hut said singer Pixie Lott had been expected at the club to celebrate the success of her record Boys and Girls. | A spokesman for the Sugar Hut said singer Pixie Lott had been expected at the club to celebrate the success of her record Boys and Girls. |