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| Kingsley Burrell custody death officers cleared of lying | Kingsley Burrell custody death officers cleared of lying |
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| Three police officers have been found not guilty of lying under oath about a man who died while in custody. | Three police officers have been found not guilty of lying under oath about a man who died while in custody. |
| Kingsley Burrell, 29, died from cardiac arrest in March 2011, four days after being detained by police. | Kingsley Burrell, 29, died from cardiac arrest in March 2011, four days after being detained by police. |
| Paul Adey, 37, Mark Fannon, 45, and Paul Greenfield, 51, were cleared of perjury and perverting the course of justice by jurors at Birmingham Crown Court. | |
| The offences related to evidence given during Mr Burrell's inquest. | The offences related to evidence given during Mr Burrell's inquest. |
| Kingsley Burrell death: 'He was treated like a terrorist' | |
| The prosecution had alleged the officers lied about a cloth being placed over the head of Mr Burrell. | |
| The three-week trial was told that numerous witnesses saw Mr Burrell's head or face covered with either a towel, sheet or blanket when he was placed in a seclusion room at Birmingham's Oleaster mental health unit. | |
| The West Midlands Police constables were alleged to have lied during an initial inquiry into the death and at the subsequent coroner's hearing. | |
| Jurors deliberated for almost 10 hours before clearing the officers, who all denied both charges. | |
| In 2015 an inquest jury ruled that prolonged restraint had been a factor in Mr Burrell's death, as well as failure to provide basic medical attention. | |
| It added a blanket that was put over his head should have been removed. | |
| The inquest's verdict forced a reopening of the investigation and the officers were later charged with the two offences. | |
| Following the verdict, West Midlands Police Deputy Chief Constable Louisa Rolfe said the role the officers played in Mr Burrell's detention had been "thoroughly examined". | |
| She added: "There has never been any suggestion they were criminally responsible for Mr Burrell's death. | |
| "We do not underestimate the impact this investigation has had on Kingsley's family, the wider community and the officers; we share concerns that this investigation has taken such a length of time." |