A Metropolitan Police officer who is accused of dishonesty over the death of a man in police custody has told a misconduct hearing panel the detainee seemed “out of breath” shortly before he lost consciousness.
Pc Elizabeth McAleenan, alongside her colleague Pc Danielle Barnes, is 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.
