{"id":143987,"date":"2018-06-20T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/rashan-charles-police-restraint-death-accidental\/"},"modified":"2018-06-20T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-20T19:37:15","slug":"rashan-charles-police-restraint-death-accidental","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/rashan-charles-police-restraint-death-accidental\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashan Charles: Police restraint death ‘accidental’"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"RashanImage copyright Family of Rashan Charles
Image caption Rashan Charles died after being apprehended by police in Dalston <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The death of a man who was restrained by a police officer was accidental, an inquest has found.<\/p>\n

Rashan Charles, 20, died in hospital after police chased him into a shop in Dalston, east London, on 22 July 2017.<\/p>\n

A jury at St Pancras Coroner's Court found the officer used "justified" force against Mr Charles but he failed to follow other police protocols.<\/p>\n

Mr Charles's family said the inquest process was a "farce" and some pieces of evidence were "downright lies".<\/p>\n

The father-of-one's death sparked violence and led to threats being made to police.<\/p>\n

Coroner Mary Hassell read the jury's narrative verdict, which said Mr Charles died of a cardiac arrest and an obstructed airway during the restraint.<\/p>\n

During the inquest, the court was shown CCTV footage of Mr Charles putting a "golf ball-sized" package in his mouth before he was grabbed from behind by an officer.<\/p>\n

The officer, who was granted anonymity and referred to in court as BX47, then restrained Mr Charles.<\/p>\n

Image copyright Met Police
Image caption The coroner, Mary Hassell, had apologised to the court for showing "distressing" footage of Mr Charles's restraint <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An initial investigation conducted by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found the package, which was later removed from Mr Charles's mouth by paramedics, contained a mixture of caffeine and paracetamol.<\/p>\n

BX47 failed to follow Met Police protocol by taking "immediate and appropriate action in the face of a medical emergency", the jury found.<\/p>\n

It added that the officer had not managed the involvement of a passer-by, known as Witness 1, who said he put a finger down Mr Charles's throat in a bid to help him.<\/p>\n

However, the jury said BX47's failures did not make a difference to Mr Charles's death.<\/p>\n

It added: "Rashan's death was an accident, which occurred by virtue of deliberate human actions on the part of Rashan, the police officer who chased him and a civilian bystander."<\/p>\n

'Downright lies'<\/h2>\n

Before the verdict came back, Mr Charles's family branded the inquest process a "farce".<\/p>\n

Mr Charles's great uncle, retired Ch Insp Rod Charles said: "I have due respect for the jury... but I have rafts and waves of concerns with the process," the 54-year-old said.<\/p>\n

The former policeman, who has more than 30 years' experience with the Met, said: "I have had to listen to implausible evidence at times, and at times downright lies."<\/p>\n

He said the evidence of witnesses who had worked for the Met was "not impartial and not objective".<\/p>\n

Image caption Rod Charles said he respected the jury but that the investigation itself was flawed <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Image copyright PA
Image caption Violence broke out in Kingsland Road following a protest over Mr Charles' death <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Charles said the family would pursue all further legal options and have asked the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to review a decision to take no further action against an officer after considering a common assault charge.<\/p>\n

Kim Vernal, the solicitor representing the family, said the inquest revealed deficiencies in police officer training around choking risks.<\/p>\n

"Officers should be taught, if in doubt, to err on the side of caution," Ms Vernal added.<\/p>\n

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Richard Martin said the Met will "take action" if the coroner recommends any improvements.<\/p>\n

"If there is learning to take forward for the Met as a whole we will take action where we need to," he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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