House of Lords written question – answered at on 19 October 2010.
Lord Ouseley
Crossbench
To Ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not set up an inquiry into the fatal restraint of Olaseni Lewis by police called to the Bethlem Royal Hospital in Beckenham, Kent, on 31 August.
Baroness Neville-Jones
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)
The circumstances surrounding the death of Olaseni Lewis are currently being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). We await the conclusion of this investigation.
Yes3 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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