Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Jump to content
Sign up to our newsletters
Independent
US election
More
Best
Climate
TV

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Reggae star Smiley Culture dies in police raid

Tom Morgan
Tuesday 15 March 2011 21:00 EDT

The reggae artist Smiley Culture died yesterday during a police raid.

Sources said the musician, whose real name was David Emmanuel and who had hits in the 1980s including "Police Officer", is understood to have died from self-inflicted wounds in his east Surrey home. The 48-year-old was facing a drugs trial next week.

The police watchdog is investigating the death.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in