Gathering to remember Sean Rigg

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At approximately 7.15pm on Thursday 21st August 2008 police were responding to reports that Sean’s behaviour was causing concern to members of the public in the Atkins Road area of Brixton in the UK.

He was subsequently arrested in nearby Weir Road on suspicion of public order offences and alleged assault on a police officer.

According to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), Sean became ill while being held in the custody suite.

An ambulance was called. While waiting for the ambulance, his condition deteriorated and he was given CPR. Sean was taken to King’s College Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9.24pm.

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Posted by Tippa Naphtali on 12/08/2009. Filed under Custody Deaths,What's On Events. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry