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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Vikram Dodd Police and crime correspondent

London man who died after being shot with Taser was holding firelighter

Chelsea Bridge in London after the incident in which police repeatedly fired a Taser at Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore.
Chelsea Bridge in London after the incident in which police repeatedly fired a Taser at Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore. Photograph: @GuillerRai/Twitter

A man who died after plunging into the River Thames during a confrontation with police who repeatedly fired a Taser at him was carrying a firelighter, and not a screwdriver as previously reported, the police watchdog has said.

The man came face to face with two officers who were called to reports of a disturbance on Chelsea Bridge, London, just after 9am on 4 June.

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