- A 42-year-old man has died in hospital after being found unresponsive in his cell at Charing Cross police station in Westminster on Friday 2 October.
- The man had been arrested on Thursday 1 October for recall to prison, with police stating that a risk assessment to identify potential medical issues was conducted when he arrived in custody.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an independent investigation into the death following a mandatory referral from the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards.
- Metropolitan Police Commander Lou Sargent expressed condolences to the deceased man's family and stated that the force would fully cooperate with the independent probe into the circumstances.
- The death occurs while Charing Cross police station is already under IOPC investigation following a BBC Panorama documentary that exposed gross misconduct, which has so far led to 14 officers being barred from policing.
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