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A man has died after being restrained by an off-duty police officer and passer-by in Melbourne’s east late Saturday. The 39-year-old was allegedly causing a disturbance on Morrison Crescent in Kilsyth about 11pm on Saturday when the off-duty officer and a member of the public restrained him. Victoria Police said in a statement that the man was armed with a wooden pole and appeared to be affected by a substance.
He allegedly became unresponsive, and the officer and civilian performed CPR — before treating him with a defibrillator from a nearby police station. Paramedics arrived and took the man to hospital, where he died on Sunday about 6.30am. Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the incident, and the Professional Standards Command will have oversight. “ is standard practice when a person dies while in police custody,” police said.
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