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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Sam Truelove & Melissa Sigodo

Police watchdog investigation launched after man 'restrained' by officers dies

An investigation has been launched by a police watchdog after a man in "distress" died shortly after being restrained by police officers.

The man, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, was allegedly seen in distress in an area of Eleanor Cross Road in Waltham Cross, Broxbourne, just before 11pm on Friday.

A spokesperson for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed to the Mirror that the man's race was "mixed, white and black Caribbean."

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