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Paul Drury & Ryan Carroll

Scots cop cleared of using excessive force on teen mum who died after car chase arrest

A Scots cop has been cleared of using excessive force on a teen mum who died following a car chase arrest in Aberdeen.

A Fatal Accident Inquiry has ruled that Shania Collins, 19, may not have died if she had not inhaled Butane gas while she was a passenger in a car being pursued by police on December 22, 2020.

The mum-of-one, from Peterhead, suffered a heart attack after being apprehended by PC Stephen Morrison - but Sheriff Andrew Miller said no blamed could be attached to the officer's actions.

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