Investigation into the response to a concern for welfare call prior to a man’s death - Greater Manchester Police, December 2020

On 4 December 2020, Greater Manchester Police responded to an incident where a man had been reported as threatening to jump from a window. Officers visited, however, upon arrival, the man was sat on his bed. The officers spoke with the man, who told them he wanted help with his mental health and wanted to go to hospital. An ambulance had already been called but officers said they would take the man to hospital. Officers ultimately made the decision not to take the man to hospital after feeling it was not safe to transport the man in a police vehicle owing to the man being unsteady on his feet, having an injury to his leg, and had consumed alcohol. Officers felt the man was not an immediate risk to himself and could await an ambulance in his room instead. Officers then left. Evidence has shown that while officers were leaving …