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Man dies in police custody
30 Mar 2013 at 11:44hrs | Views
A 43-year-old man has died in custody after being arrested by Northumbria Police in the UK.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the death at Washington Police Station, Tyne and Wear.
The man was arrested on Thursday and was being held in police cells pending a court appearance, the IPCC said.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead and pronounced dead at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday.
An IPCC spokesman said: "The available records indicate police officers requested the attendance of a police doctor in the evening on Friday 29 March and an ambulance was called at around 11:30 pm."
The man was arrested after failing to appear at court, the IPCC said.
His family has been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place later.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the death at Washington Police Station, Tyne and Wear.
The man was arrested on Thursday and was being held in police cells pending a court appearance, the IPCC said.
He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead and pronounced dead at about 01:00 GMT on Saturday.
An IPCC spokesman said: "The available records indicate police officers requested the attendance of a police doctor in the evening on Friday 29 March and an ambulance was called at around 11:30 pm."
The man was arrested after failing to appear at court, the IPCC said.
His family has been informed and a post-mortem examination will take place later.
Source - BBC
