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| Essex Police quizzed after man loses fingertips in cell | Essex Police quizzed after man loses fingertips in cell |
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| Six police officers are being "criminally investigated" after a man lost the tips of three fingers during a struggle in his cell. | Six police officers are being "criminally investigated" after a man lost the tips of three fingers during a struggle in his cell. |
| The 33-year-old arrestee was injured while grabbing onto a toilet at Colchester police station on 1 May. | The 33-year-old arrestee was injured while grabbing onto a toilet at Colchester police station on 1 May. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said all six officers face allegations of assault and using excessive force. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said all six officers face allegations of assault and using excessive force. |
| Essex Police said one officer had been placed on restricted duties. | Essex Police said one officer had been placed on restricted duties. |
| It declined to comment further due to the investigation. The IPCC said the allegations could amount to gross misconduct if proven. | |
| Fingertip hospital delay | Fingertip hospital delay |
| The man was taken into custody on 30 April in relation to a public order incident, but in the early hours of the next day a number of officers entered his cell to find him standing with one foot in the metal toilet bowl. | The man was taken into custody on 30 April in relation to a public order incident, but in the early hours of the next day a number of officers entered his cell to find him standing with one foot in the metal toilet bowl. |
| The IPCC said he held on to the rim on the bowl while the officers tried to restrain him. | The IPCC said he held on to the rim on the bowl while the officers tried to restrain him. |
| Soon after, according to the watchdog, the tops of three of the man's fingers on his left hand were severed. | Soon after, according to the watchdog, the tops of three of the man's fingers on his left hand were severed. |
| The tops of the fingers were later recovered from inside the toilet and transported to the hospital, but it is believed they were not reattached successfully. | The tops of the fingers were later recovered from inside the toilet and transported to the hospital, but it is believed they were not reattached successfully. |
| The IPCC said it would look at whether the officers' restraint was "appropriate" and caused the man's injuries. | The IPCC said it would look at whether the officers' restraint was "appropriate" and caused the man's injuries. |
| Investigators will consider whether the man's mental health or ethnicity influenced the actions of officers. | Investigators will consider whether the man's mental health or ethnicity influenced the actions of officers. |
| Additionally, they will examine why there was a delay of around five hours in retrieving and transporting the severed fingertips to hospital. | Additionally, they will examine why there was a delay of around five hours in retrieving and transporting the severed fingertips to hospital. |
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