Edir Da Costa was pepper sprayed while having a fit, inquest told

Spray was released inches from the face of London father, 25, friend tells inquestA young father who died after he was restrained by police in east London was held face down in a headlock and pepper sprayed even as he appeared to be having a fit, a friend who was with him during the incident has said.Claude Greenaway told the inquest into the death of Edir Da Costa, known as Edson, that he tried to fend off police who had pinned his friend face down on the ground after they discharged the spray