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Three police staff have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man days after he collapsed in custody. | Three police staff have been charged with manslaughter over the death of a man days after he collapsed in custody. |
Thomas Orchard, 32, collapsed in a cell at Heavitree Road Police Station, Exeter, after his arrest in 2012 and died in hospital. | Thomas Orchard, 32, collapsed in a cell at Heavitree Road Police Station, Exeter, after his arrest in 2012 and died in hospital. |
Sgt Jan Kingshott and civilian detention officers Simon Tansley and Michael Marsden are also charged with misconduct in public office. | |
All three serve with Devon and Cornwall Police. | |
Mr Orchard, a caretaker at St Thomas Church in Exeter, was arrested on 3 October 2012 on suspicion of a public order offence and taken to the police station. | |
About an hour after he arrived he was taken by ambulance to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he died seven days later. | |
The three men charged are expected to appear at Exeter Magistrates' Court on 29 January. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is still investigating whether Devon and Cornwall Police will face a corporate manslaughter charge. |