Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Father of three who died in police custody was repeatedly punched in the head, handcuffed for six hours and not allowed to use the toilet, inquest hears

Burrel
A mentally ill father-of-three who died in police custody was handcuffed for six hours, wet himself after being denied access to a toilet, and was repeatedly punched by officers, it was claimed today.

Kingsley Burrell, 29, was taken into custody on March 27 2011 after calling police to say he was being threatened with a gun while out shopping in the centre of Birmingham, a court has heard.

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