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| Met officers arrested over Sean Rigg custody death | Met officers arrested over Sean Rigg custody death |
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| Two serving and one retired Met police officers have been arrested as part of the investigation into the death of a man in custody in south London. | Two serving and one retired Met police officers have been arrested as part of the investigation into the death of a man in custody in south London. |
| Sean Rigg, 40, who was schizophrenic, died from a cardiac arrest at Brixton police station in August 2008. | Sean Rigg, 40, who was schizophrenic, died from a cardiac arrest at Brixton police station in August 2008. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said they were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice over evidence given at inquest. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission said they were arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice over evidence given at inquest. |
| All three are being questioned at a central London police station. | All three are being questioned at a central London police station. |
| An inquest jury in August last year found officers had used "unsuitable" force after arresting Mr Rigg before his death on 21 August, 2008. | |
| The musician had a 20-year history of mental illness. | |
| 'Prone position' | |
| The serving officers, a 50-year-old sergeant and a 29-year-old PC, were held on suspicion of perjury and perverting the course of justice. | The serving officers, a 50-year-old sergeant and a 29-year-old PC, were held on suspicion of perjury and perverting the course of justice. |
| The retired officer, 48, was held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. | The retired officer, 48, was held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. |
| An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) spokesman said: "IPCC investigators have carried out searches at their home addresses and the serving officers' workplaces. | An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) spokesman said: "IPCC investigators have carried out searches at their home addresses and the serving officers' workplaces. |
| "Mr Rigg's family have been told about today's developments through their solicitors." | "Mr Rigg's family have been told about today's developments through their solicitors." |
| Officers had restrained Mr Rigg for eight minutes in the "prone position" while he was being arrested, a length of time that "more than minimally" contributed to his death, the inquest found. | |
| Following the inquest Met Police Assistant Commissioner Simon Byrne apologised "unreservedly" for the death and the IPCC launched a review of the case. |