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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

Family of man killed by police in Redditch say officers ‘had no mercy’

Anthony Meade speaks into a microphone as a crowd of people stand behind him
Marcus Meade’s father, Anthony Meade, speaks at a candlelit vigil in Redditch on Tuesday. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The Guardian

The family of Marcus Meade, who was shot and killed by police on Christmas Eve while thought to be having a mental health crisis, have said officers showed “no mercy for him”, as they called for “full accountability” of those involved.

Meade, 39, was killed while alone in his home in Redditch on 24 December after a five-hour standoff with West Mercia police officers, and was allegedly in possession of a knife.

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