Prison officers’ ‘disproportionate’ restraint contributed to inmate’s death

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, on the Isle of Sheppey when he died (PA) -

Prison officers carried out “inappropriate and disproportionate” restraint on a prisoner moments before his death, an inquest has found.

Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, when he died after suffering multiple cardiac arrests on November 10 2021.