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| Police 'gave youth alcohol' claim | Police 'gave youth alcohol' claim |
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| Claims detectives gave a "vulnerable" teenager cider while questioning him about burglaries are being investigated by the police watchdog. | Claims detectives gave a "vulnerable" teenager cider while questioning him about burglaries are being investigated by the police watchdog. |
| A lawyer acting for Sean Wall, 17, say he was collected by detectives from a young offenders' institution and driven around burglary locations in Cardiff. | A lawyer acting for Sean Wall, 17, say he was collected by detectives from a young offenders' institution and driven around burglary locations in Cardiff. |
| It is claimed he was bought cider and questioned about the burglaries. | It is claimed he was bought cider and questioned about the burglaries. |
| South Wales Police said it had referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | South Wales Police said it had referred the matter to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| The IPCC said it was investigating a number of complaints against two officers in South Wales Police, including an allegation that the teenager had been bought alcohol. | The IPCC said it was investigating a number of complaints against two officers in South Wales Police, including an allegation that the teenager had been bought alcohol. |
| When he was breathalysed, almost 14 hours after being first picked up from HM Parc, he was still just over the drink-drive limit Nadeem Majid, the teenager's solicitor | |
| The investigation is being managed by independent investigators and carried out by South Wales Police. | The investigation is being managed by independent investigators and carried out by South Wales Police. |
| The teenager, from Cardiff, described as "vulnerable" by his lawyers, was awaiting sentencing on burglary and robbery charges, which he had admitted, at the young offenders' institution at Parc Prison in Bridgend. | The teenager, from Cardiff, described as "vulnerable" by his lawyers, was awaiting sentencing on burglary and robbery charges, which he had admitted, at the young offenders' institution at Parc Prison in Bridgend. |
| Solicitor Nadeem Majid, senior partner at M&M solicitors in Cardiff, said he was in bed when he was called late on 25 February and told he had a client in custody at the police station in Cardiff Bay. | Solicitor Nadeem Majid, senior partner at M&M solicitors in Cardiff, said he was in bed when he was called late on 25 February and told he had a client in custody at the police station in Cardiff Bay. |
| He spoke to the teenager by telephone and was told that he had been collected by two police officers that morning who drove him around Cardiff and questioned him about various burglaries. | He spoke to the teenager by telephone and was told that he had been collected by two police officers that morning who drove him around Cardiff and questioned him about various burglaries. |
| Police had a production order which allowed the detectives to take him from the prison as part of an investigation. | Police had a production order which allowed the detectives to take him from the prison as part of an investigation. |
| "The most disturbing part was he said 'they bought me cigarettes and Strongbow' [cider]," said Mr Majid. | "The most disturbing part was he said 'they bought me cigarettes and Strongbow' [cider]," said Mr Majid. |
| "I immediately asked for the custody sergeant to get on the phone. I said as a matter of urgency we would like you to immediately breathalyse my client and report back with a reading. | "I immediately asked for the custody sergeant to get on the phone. I said as a matter of urgency we would like you to immediately breathalyse my client and report back with a reading. |
| It is claimed the teenager was bought cider from this shop in Cardiff | |
| "When he was breathalysed, almost 14 hours after being first picked up from HM Parc, he was still just over the drink-drive limit." | "When he was breathalysed, almost 14 hours after being first picked up from HM Parc, he was still just over the drink-drive limit." |
| "If this was a Saturday night and somebody had had a few drinks and got himself arrested, the officers, until they were satisfied at he was were sober, wouldn't interview him because the whole term is 'your client is still not yet fit for interview'. | "If this was a Saturday night and somebody had had a few drinks and got himself arrested, the officers, until they were satisfied at he was were sober, wouldn't interview him because the whole term is 'your client is still not yet fit for interview'. |
| "Well here, you've got a case where they are making him unfit for interview." | "Well here, you've got a case where they are making him unfit for interview." |
| Mr Majid praised the custody sergeant at the police station for his professionalism in promptly carrying out the breathalyser test. | Mr Majid praised the custody sergeant at the police station for his professionalism in promptly carrying out the breathalyser test. |
| Angela Wall, the teenager's mother, said: "Sean's not an angel but he does suffer from mental health problems that he is seeking help for. | Angela Wall, the teenager's mother, said: "Sean's not an angel but he does suffer from mental health problems that he is seeking help for. |
| 'Medication' | 'Medication' |
| "He also has ADHD, and he's on medication for it, so even that, with alcohol, could have had some sort of reaction. | "He also has ADHD, and he's on medication for it, so even that, with alcohol, could have had some sort of reaction. |
| "I just think it's disgusting what they've done. I really can't believe what they've done. Sean is very vulnerable. | "I just think it's disgusting what they've done. I really can't believe what they've done. Sean is very vulnerable. |
| "It's help he needs. I didn't know he was out. His solicitor didn't know he was out." | "It's help he needs. I didn't know he was out. His solicitor didn't know he was out." |
| A South Wales Police spokesman said: "South Wales Police is aware of the matter and has voluntarily referred the matter to the IPCC." | A South Wales Police spokesman said: "South Wales Police is aware of the matter and has voluntarily referred the matter to the IPCC." |