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They Couldn t Breathe: Families Of British Men Who Died In Police Custody Speak Out
1,784 people have died in England and Wales after contact with the police since 1990 – yet no officer has been held to account
Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty/Handout
British men who have died in police custody. Pictured (from left) Lloyd Butler, Sean Rigg, Christopher Alder in baseball cap and his paratrooper s uniform, and Mikey Powell
The CCTV footage shows a man face down on the floor of a police station, handcuffed and unresponsive, as he gasps for breath.
Officers are heard laughing and joking while making monkey and chimpanzee noises, apparently unmoved by the desperate plight of the man in front of them.