Investigation into police contact with a man following a report into his behaviour and welfare - Merseyside Police, February 2021

On 27 February 2021, Merseyside Police officers attended to reports of a man with a knife, possibly being chased. On arrival officers located the man who appeared to be suffering from Acute Behavioural Disorder and had a number of suspected drugs packages in his mouth. Officers restrained the man while awaiting an ambulance to attend. On arrival of the ambulance, the officers assisted in placing the man onto a stretcher and into the ambulance. Once in the ambulance, the man stopped breathing and officers assisted with CPR. The man was taken to hospital where he remained in intensive care for some time but subsequently died on 21 April 2021. Our investigators attended the scene and conducted a detailed examination. Witness statements were obtained from officers, a paramedic and members of the public. CCTV footage and police officers’ body-worn camera footage were analysed and compared, along with radio and telephone transmissions. …