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Joy Gardner prosecutions

01 May 1994

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The Police Federation and supporters of the campaign to see justice over the death of Joy Gardner are agreed that the prosecution of three police officers for manslaughter, announced by the Crown Prosecution Service on 26 April 1994, while welcome, should not be allowed to replace a full inquiry into the authorisation of lethal restraining equipment in deportations. Ms Gardner collapsed after her mouth was taped as police and immigration officers attempted to take her from her home to deport her on 28 July 1993. She died in hospital four days later without regaining consciousness. Until her tragic death the use of body belts, surgical tape and a special police deportation squad to detain immigrants for deportation was unknown to the public.

Guardian, Independent 27.4.94

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