2 November 201420 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Eight police officers fired 46 times at my mentally ill son

source: ACLU
published: 27 October 2014

The following is an excerpt from an interview with Jewel Hall conducted by the ACLU of Michigan about the killing in 2012 of her son Milton by eight police officers.

Parts of her interview appear in the video which also includes footage of the police killing Milton. Today the ACLU of Michigan is presenting this video at a hearing about racial disparities in the U.S. criminal justice system before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, which is part of the Organization of American States.

9 October 201420 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Police officers in Sean Rigg death in custody case will not be prosecuted

source: The Guardian
published: 7 October 2014

Two police officers whose evidence on oath about the death of a man in police custody was contradicted by CCTV evidence will not face criminal charges, prosecutors have said.

The officers were investigated following the death of Sean Rigg, a musician who died in 2008 after being arrested and restrained by police in south London.

17 November 201317 December 2022 4WardEverUK

Man detained under Mental Health Act by Surrey police dies in hospital

originally by: The Guardian
published: 14 November 2013

A man who was detained under the Mental Health Act has died in hospital after his condition deteriorated at a police station. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating Surrey police following the death of 33-year-old Terry Smith.

The ambulance service requested police help just after 10pm on Tuesday after being called to an address in Stanwell, Surrey.

Smith was held under the Mental Health Act and taken to Staines police station where he was then arrested on suspicion of a drugs-related offence. His health deteriorated and he was taken from the station by ambulance to St Peter’s hospital in Chertsey, where he died at around 9pm on Wednesday.