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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Blanco

Florida inmate died of broken neck after being tackled by correctional officers

Florida Department of Corrections

Florida guards broke an inmate’s neck and denied him treatment for five days, before he died a month later, according to a new report.

Craig Ridley, 62, died as a result of injuries he sustained when he was tackled down to the ground by Captain William Jerrels on 8 September 2017, The Miami Herald reported. Video recorded by guards and obtained by the Herald shows Mr Ridley, an army veteran, telling officers that he believed his neck was broken.

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