revised by: 4WardEver UK
published: 25 Sept 2013
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is publishing a progress report from its review of investigations involving a death. The progress report provides an update on the progress of the review.
It also focuses on key themes that have emerged from the consultation in the following areas:
courtesy of INQUEST
published: 6 September 2013
As the family of Michael mark the 10th anniversary of his death tomorrow, Saturday 7 September, West Midlands Police have issued a formal apology for the first time.
Mikey Powell was 38 years old when he died after being detained by West Midlands Police on 7 September 2003. He had three children. He had a mental health crisis and smashed a window at the home he shared with his mother. His mother called the police for help, assuming they would take him to hospital.
During the incident that followed, the police drove a car at Mikey as fast as they could, claiming they thought he had a gun, which he did not. Mikey was injured but survived the collision.
by: Birmingham Mail
published: 1 July 2013
An investigation has been launched into the death of a father-of-three whose body was found in a cell at Birmingham Prison. Marlon McIntosh, from Quinton, was serving a nine-week sentence for theft when he was discovered dead on April 30.
The 28-year-old’s devastated relatives were told he was found hanged. An inquest has been opened and adjourned and security firm G4S, which runs the prison, said the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman was investigating.
The firm said the probe was “normal practice in such circumstances”.
