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UK: Sean Rigg: Sister Marcia Rigg-Samuel vows to continue fight

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Deaths in custody Law Policing
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UK

04 March 2019

"The sister of Sean Rigg has vowed to continue her fight for justice after a police misconduct panel dismissed allegations against five officers involved in his fatal detention."

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See: Sean Rigg: Sister Marcia Rigg-Samuel vows to continue fight (Sutton & Croydon Guardian, link):

"Marcia Rigg-Samuel has fought an 11-year battle since her brother, a 40-year-old with schizophrenia, died after being restrained by Metropolitan Police officers.

But on Friday (March 1) a disciplinary panel dismissed all allegations against police constables Andrew Birks, Richard Glasson, Matthew Forward, Mark Harratt and Sergeant Paul White."

And: Officers involved in Sean Rigg arrest and detention cleared of gross misconduct (IOPC, link)

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