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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Newport man had cardiac arrest while being restrained by police, inquest told

Mouayed Bashir
Mouayed Bashir’s family described him as an ‘extremely kind and generous person, who was dedicated to his faith and his family’. Photograph: Family handout

A 29-year-old man who appeared to be having a mental health episode suffered a cardiac arrest and died after being restrained by police with his hands cuffed behind his back and his legs bound together, an inquest has heard.

Officers were concerned at Mouayed Bashir’s low oxygen levels and the amount he was sweating during the restraint but did not release him as they waited for an ambulance.

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