source: The Independent
published: 30 July 2014
An investigation has started into why a man died after being restrained by police officers and “becoming unwell” in their van. The 32-year-old man died on Tuesday in hospital, where he had been since the incident two days before.
Officers were called to an incident in Ryecroft, Haywards Heath, shortly before midnight on Saturday and approached the man, who was leaving the area.
source: Telegraph
published: 17 July 2014
Emergency legislation giving the police and security services access to people’s phone and internet records cleared the Lords today will become law.
Peers took just two hours to push through the remaining stages of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill, which was then given Royal Assent from the Queen.
source: Birmingham Mail
published: 28 April 2014
A man who plunged to his death from a tower block while trying to escape arrest messaged his girlfriend minutes before, telling her: “Feds at the door. I’m spooked.”
After sending the alert, Demetre Fraser was found at the foot of Moor House in Druids Heath. He had plummeted from the 11th floor.
A jury at Birmingham Coroner’s Court found the 21-year-old, originally from the Peckham area of London, fell from the balcony of the flat and later died of multiple injuries at the QE Hospital.
They recorded: “Demetre wanted to avoid arrest and tried to exit the flat using the balcony which resulted in a fall, causing multiple injuries which led to his death.”
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