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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Jake Brigstock

Missed opportunities and 'inadequate checks' after man died in police custody

Missed opportunities and 'inadequate checks' were recorded into an inquest into the death of a man who died in custody at Mansfield Police Station.

Darren Brown, 50, who was of Charlesworth Court in Mansfield Woodhouse, died just after 5am on June 24 2017 after being arrested the previous evening.

An inquest into his death concluded on Thursday (February 24), where Assistant Coroner Laurinda Bower concluded 'it is highly likely that he took drugs while in police custody'.

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