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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe

Investigation launched after death of man in cell in London custody suite

The man was found unresponsive at the Windmill Road custody suite in Croydon - (hahnchen at Wikimedia Commons)

An investigation has been launched after a 52-year-old man died while in police custody in south London, the Metropolitan Police said.

The man had been arrested in Croydon on Wednesday afternoon after he failed to appear at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on charges of being drunk and disorderly, which led to the court issuing a no-bail warrant for his arrest, the force said.

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