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Mathilde Grandjean

Panel retires in misconduct hearing of Met officers over death of man in custody

A mural commemorating Kevin Clarke, who died after he was restrained by Metropolitan Police officers in 2018 (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Archive)

A misconduct panel in the case of two Metropolitan Police officers who denied hearing a restrained man say “I can’t breathe” before he died in custody has retired to consider its decision.

Pc Danielle Barnes and Pc Elizabeth McAleenan are accused of having failed to ensure the welfare of a member of the public after Kevin Clarke, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died in police custody at Lewisham Hospital in 2018.

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