Six cops involved in arrest which ended in the death of 'doting' dad ask coroner to keep their names secret
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxSix police officers involved in an arrest which ended in tragedy have asked a coroner for anonymity at an inquest into the death.Andre Moura, 30, died several hours after he was detained on suspicion of breaching the peace on the night of Friday, 6 July, 2018.Greater Manchester Police said they were called to reports of a 'domestic disturbance' at around 11.35pm on Seventh Avenue in Limeside, Oldham.Officers used CS spray to restrain Mr Moura outside his house before he was taken to Ashton-under-Lyne police station, they said, but ‘on arrival’ Mr Moura was ‘found unresponsive in the back of the police van’.He was then taken to Tameside hospital, where he was declared dead at 1.30am.In August the Crown Prosecution Service.
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