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IPCC to investigate man's death | IPCC to investigate man's death |
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The death of a 31-year-old man after he was restrained by police is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The death of a 31-year-old man after he was restrained by police is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
The man, who has not been named, was pronounced dead in hospital after officers were called to a hostel. | The man, who has not been named, was pronounced dead in hospital after officers were called to a hostel. |
Officers restrained him so an ambulance crew could give him treatment. | Officers restrained him so an ambulance crew could give him treatment. |
The incident began when two police community support officers were at the hostel in London Colney, near St Albans, Hertfordshire, on Friday night. | |
Test results 'inconclusive' | Test results 'inconclusive' |
An IPPC spokeswoman confirmed the officers "were called to a man causing a disturbance in another room". | An IPPC spokeswoman confirmed the officers "were called to a man causing a disturbance in another room". |
"They called for an ambulance and for police assistance which arrived shortly afterwards," she said. | "They called for an ambulance and for police assistance which arrived shortly afterwards," she said. |
"The man was restrained by police to enable treatment to be given. | "The man was restrained by police to enable treatment to be given. |
"He was taken to Barnet General Hospital, but was subsequently pronounced dead in the early hours of Saturday morning." | "He was taken to Barnet General Hospital, but was subsequently pronounced dead in the early hours of Saturday morning." |
The death was referred to the IPCC, which sent investigators to the scene overnight. | The death was referred to the IPCC, which sent investigators to the scene overnight. |
Results from a post-mortem test were inclusive. | Results from a post-mortem test were inclusive. |
Rebecca Marsh, IPCC commissioner, said: "By using our own investigators to examine the circumstances surrounding this death, his family, the police and the wider public can have confidence in the independence of the inquiry." | Rebecca Marsh, IPCC commissioner, said: "By using our own investigators to examine the circumstances surrounding this death, his family, the police and the wider public can have confidence in the independence of the inquiry." |
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