Family of man who died after police restraint slam IOPC by LeahMahon_
THE FAMILY of a Black man that died after being restrained by the police have slammed the police watchdog and government for ignoring structural racism in its ranks.
Inquest said that government data was divided into two categories when restraint had taken place, but failed to include how many deaths had occurred after contact with the police. The 34-year-old was suffering a mental health crisis when he was Tasered by police for up to 24 seconds and was bitten by a police dog so severely it pierced through his skin and muscle. The dad–of-two was then left in a police van after repeatedly telling officers that he couldn’t breathe. Adrian’s brother, Wayne McDonald who also contributed to INQUEST’s findings, said that it would just be “another report” until action is taken by police and the police watchdog.
Between 2012/13 and 2020/21, the police watchdog recorded 119 deaths involving the use of restraint and 86 of them were white, 23 were black people, 86 were white, five were Asian and four were mixed race, the report said. In 2021 the Home Office said: “Data also does not suggest that black men are more likely to die in custody in cases where use of force or restraint is present.”
“Investigation and oversight bodies are failing to examine the potential role of race and racism in deaths involving police. This renders racism invisible in the official narratives and prevents justice, accountability and change,” she said.
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