Jack Sommers ? Police Oracle
The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating a Metropolitan Police sergeant over information he provided to an inquest into the death of a man who died in police custody.
The watchdog said it would appoint a new team of investigators who had no previous involvement in the case of Sean Rigg to look into information that Sgt Paul White gave to the IPCC and to Mr Rigg?s inquest.
A previous IPCC investigation had concluded that nobody had committed a criminal offence in relation to the death of Mr Rigg, at Brixton Police Station on August 21 2008.
A file was sent to the CPS suggesting lawyers consider common assault allegations against four officers but no charges were brought.
According to his family, Mr Rigg (40) suffered a ?mental crisis? and was arrested. He died after being restrained by officers, while in a prone position for eight minutes.
An inquest attributed his death to cardiac arrest, acute arrthymia, ischemia and partial positional asphyxia. Jurors returned a narrative verdict on August 1 2012 which said the force used to restrain Mr Rigg was unnecessary and unsuitable.
His family said the IPCC?s investigation had been ?inadequate and obstructive?.
The watchdog said it was reviewing the inquest verdict and would include Mr Rigg?s death in a study of custody deaths, which begins next month.
A spokeswoman said the investigation into Sgt White was prompted by a referral from the Met.
The latest investigation is also looking at evidence that emerged during the inquest, she added.
IPCC Commissioner Amerdeep Somal said she acknowledged Mr Rigg?s family?s ?sense of frustration? with the watchdog?s first investigation and said lessons needed to be learned. She praised the family?s determination to establish exactly what had happened.
Met AC Simon Byrne said: ?It is clear from what the jury said and our own conclusions that the way we handled the calls about Sean?s behaviour let us down and set off a series of events that resulted in him being taken ill whilst being restrained and dying in police custody.
?Our officers deal with challenging situations every day and in this case they responded to a difficult set of circumstances.?
Source: http://usecmagazine.usecnetwork.com/uk/?p=46541
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