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The Independent UK
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Tess de La Mare

Carer suffocated suspected burglar during citizen’s arrest, court hears

PA Wire

A carer suffocated a suspected burglar after kneeling on his back for nine minutes while performing a citizen’s arrest, despite the victim telling him he could not breathe, a court has heard.

Nathan Smith, 38, is on trial at Bristol Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of 43-year-old Craig Wiltshire, who died in hospital on December 4 2019, two weeks after he was detained by Smith.

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