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My Nephew Died At The Hands Of Police. He Won’t Be The Last
George Floyd’s death in Minnesota has led to violence and riots across the USA, not for the first time. It is yet another tragic outcome from non-approved policing tactics resulting in avoidable death. For me, it reignites a not too distant, personal despair following...
Police combating moped and motor cycle enabled crimes with ‘Tactical Contact’?
There is debate on whether this is the toughest era for UK police officers. Comparison of past decades is difficult, but whilst we ponder the effects of reducing police resources verses rising demand, criminals continue regardless. Last week a Metropolitan Police...
Rashan Charles’ great uncle, former Met officer Rod Charles: Why avoidable deaths following police contact will increase
He was pursued by a police officer into a convenience store in Kingsland Road E8, losing his life whilst being restrained. Last month an inquest determined his death was an accident. It also identified failings by the police officer, known as BX47, but considered the...
Rashan Charles: why ex-Met officer great-uncle rejects inquest verdict
Rod Charles understands the issue of police constraint more than most. He is a retired chief inspector, having served for 30 years. He is also the great-uncle of Rashan Charles, 20, who died in an incident involving restraint by a police officer last July. He...
Police restrained my great-nephew, and he died. We, his family, ask how
Next month marks a year since my great-nephew, Rashan Charles, died after being restrained by a police officer. After an inquest, the jury found that his death was an accident. It also identified failings by the police officer, known as BX47, but considered the...
The story of Rashan Charles and the police
The death of a 20-year-old man who was restrained by a police officer was accidental, an inquest has found. But how did Rashan Charles' death affect his community's relationship with the police? Noel Phillips has been to Dalston