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Deaths in police custody reform, progress update 2021
We are sharing this item which links to the previous publications on this topic, listed at the end of this article. The UK Government [says it] is committed to delivering change to prevent deaths in custody and support families.
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Dalian Atkinson: PC Benjamin Monk jailed for ex-footballer’s death
A police officer who killed Dalian Atkinson by tasering him to the ground and kicking him has been jailed for 8 years. PC Benjamin Monk, 43, discharged his taser three times and kicked him twice in the head.
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Police officer guilty of manslaughter of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson
A police officer has been convicted of the manslaughter of the former professional footballer Dalian Atkinson, after firing an electric stun gun into him for 33 seconds and kicking him twice in the head as he lay on the ground.
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George Floyd case reignites calls to tackle racial injustice in UK policing
The conviction of a US police officer forรย murdering George Floydรย has reignited calls to tackle racial injustice in British law enforcement, with campaigners calling for an end to a รขโฌลculture of impunityรขโฌย.
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Police restraint contributed to Leon Briggs death, jury finds
The way in which police officers restrained a man with drug-induced psychosis รขโฌลmore than minimallyรขโฌย contributed to his death in Lutonรย in 2013, an inquest jury in Milton Keynes has found by unanimous verdict.
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Watchdog drops probe of officers over Anthony Grainger shooting
The police watchdog has dropped an investigation into three former senior Greater Manchester Police officers over their ‘command and control’ of an armed operation during which a father-of-two was shot dead.
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New evidence, fresh questions about death of young Black Londoner Rashan Charles
Police claimed the man who helped an officer restrain and handcuff Rashan Charles was รขโฌลa member of the publicรขโฌย with no police connection. CCTV evidence raises doubts.รย Shine A Light exclusive (distressing content).
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‘Abuse of power’: global outrage grows after death of George Floyd
The EUรขโฌโขs top diplomat has described the death ofรย George Floydรย as an รขโฌลabuse of powerรขโฌย, adding his voice to growing international unease over the US killing as well as Washingtonรขโฌโขs subsequent violent crackdown against protesters.
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Mzee Mohammed was an innocent victim of mental illness and knife crime
In the hours before the death of Mzee Mohammed Daley, his worried dad described “seeing the fear in my boy’s eyes.” He had long struggled with mental health difficulties, and was at the start of a descent into a psychotic episode.
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Police must face legal action for Anthony Grainger’s death, says partner
It has been over seven years since an unarmed Anthony Grainger was shot dead by a police officer. Now his partner, Gail Hadfield-Grainger is calling for police officers involved in his death to face corporate manslaughter charges