'He was really really let down': Thomas Orchard's family speak out

Family of man with mental illness who died after being restrained in custody say situation was ‘clearly a medical crisis, not a criminal one’The ordeal began for Thomas Orchard’s mother, Alison, as she strolled beside a river in Devon in October 2012. She took a call from her son’s social worker saying he had missed an appointment for a mental health assessment. Related: Thomas Orchard death: police cleared of manslaughterContinue reading...