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Your support makes all the difference.Police officers will not face criminal proceedings over the death in custody which prompted last December's Brixton riots, it was disclosed yesterday. The death of 25-year-old Wayne Douglas, shortly after his arrest for alleged aggravated burglary, prompted a protest meeting which was followed by widespread violence in the south London neighbourhood.
There were complaints that officers, who used long-handled batons during the arrest, might have employed excessive force. But two post-mortem examinations showed Mr Douglas died of a heart attack. The Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement: "After careful consideration senior lawyers decided that there is insufficient evidence for a realistic prospect of conviction." The circumstances surrounding Mr Douglas's death were investigated by the Metropolitan Police's complaints investigation branch, supervised by the Police Complaints Authority.
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