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Arrested man died of hypothermia Arrested man died of hypothermia
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A 51-year-old man died from hypothermia after being held in a police cell for ten hours, an inquest has heard.A 51-year-old man died from hypothermia after being held in a police cell for ten hours, an inquest has heard.
Tony Davies, a well-known heavy drinker in Swanage, Dorset, was arrested on the town's seafront on 12 October, 2004. Tony Davis, a well-known heavy drinker in Swanage, Dorset, was arrested on the town's seafront on 12 October, 2004.
The heavily intoxicated man was held in a Poole police station cell, but was later taken to hospital when a police surgeon could not detect a temperature.The heavily intoxicated man was held in a Poole police station cell, but was later taken to hospital when a police surgeon could not detect a temperature.
The inquest in Bournemouth heard there were doubts over whether police carried out the checks they were supposed to.The inquest in Bournemouth heard there were doubts over whether police carried out the checks they were supposed to.
The coroner said that the custody sergeant had decided that Mr Davies, who was brought in at 1030 BST, should be checked every 15 minutes. The coroner said that the custody sergeant had decided that Mr Davis, who was brought in at 1030 BST, should be checked every 15 minutes.
But, he said, it appeared from the CCTV footage from inside the custody suite that those checks did not take place as they should have.But, he said, it appeared from the CCTV footage from inside the custody suite that those checks did not take place as they should have.
Maggots on bodyMaggots on body
A police surgeon checked him later on during the evening but the thermometer he used failed to register a temperature.A police surgeon checked him later on during the evening but the thermometer he used failed to register a temperature.
Mr Davies, who was wet from being on the seafront and had been doubly incontinent, was taken to Poole Hospital, where he later died from hypothermia. Mr Davis, who was wet from being on the seafront and had been doubly incontinent, was taken to Poole Hospital, where he later died from hypothermia.
The inquest was told that Mr Davies had been found "very drunk", and taken to Poole hospital on two previous occasions. The inquest was told that Mr Davis had been found "very drunk", and taken to Poole hospital on two previous occasions.
At one point he was found intoxicated, covered in flies and with maggots on his body.At one point he was found intoxicated, covered in flies and with maggots on his body.
The case has been investigated by Hampshire police and referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.The case has been investigated by Hampshire police and referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
The inquest continues.The inquest continues.