13-01-2016 20:24 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Man Shouted 'Let Go' Before Custody Death

A paranoid schizophrenic allegedly shouted at police to "let go" minutes before suffering a cardiac arrest in custody, a court has heard. Thomas Orchard stopped breathing after being restrained for more than 20 minutes by officers following his arrest on suspicion of a public order offence in Exeter in 2012. A jury at Bristol Crown Court was shown CCTV of the moment a large webbing restraint belt was placed across his face at Exeter's main police station, which officers claim was to stop him fro
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