Police lacked knowledge to spot danger signs in Newport death, inquest finds

Mouayed Bashir was showing symptoms of acute behavioural disturbance before he was restrained and had a cardiac arrest

Police officers who restrained a highly agitated man before he had a cardiac arrest had “insufficient knowledge” of acute behavioural disturbance (ABD), an inquest has concluded.

Mouayed Bashir, 29, who had mental health issues, died after being restrained with his hands cuffed behind his back and his legs bound together at his family’s house in Newport, south Wales. Continue reading...


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