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19-year-old collapsed in custody: doubts about police representation
After the death of a 19-year-old in Delmenhorst, another agency took over the investigation (symbol image)
Source: dpa / Hauke-Christian Dittrich
During a drug check, the police arrested a 19-year-old in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony. He collapsed at the police station and then died in the hospital. The police spoke of a tragic accident; Questions arose in a local Facebook group.
meA 19-year-old boy collapsed in police custody in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony, and died shortly thereafter in hospital. The man died Saturday night, as police announced Sunday.
A spokesman for the Oldenburg prosecutor’s office said the court had ordered an autopsy at the request of the authority, no results yet. The 19-year-old was taken to the police station on Friday night after an inspection for possible drug use. The police launched an investigation into the cause of death.
According to the first information on Saturday, the man was in critical condition, officials assumed an accident. Before that, there was a police operation in a park. Two officers wanted to control two men who apparently used drugs. When the civilian agents identified and identified themselves, according to police, one of the men fled, but was hit within a few meters.
Stopped for a blood sample
It is said that he got into an argument, the 19-year-old is said to have hit a police officer with his fist. He is said to have used pepper spray. Police said the young man refused to be treated by alarmed rescuers.
After the inspection, according to the information, a reserve judge ordered a blood sample at the request of the prosecutor. While the officers waited for a doctor, they allegedly took the 19-year-old to a holding cell. Before the arrival of the doctor, police officers saw the 19-year-old collapse in the cell using video surveillance. According to the police, the officers gave him first aid, the rescue service was alerted and took care of the 19-year-old.
Doubts in the local Facebook group
In a local Facebook group, users doubt the representation of the police, according to the “taz”. Users apparently discussed the course of events. The sister of the second controlled youth is said to have written that she described the events differently from officials.
The deceased did not refuse emergency medical attention, but paramedics claimed he was acting. The comments have now been removed. Some users also suspected that the police had used excessive force during the control, according to the “taz”.
Friends of the Facebook group also mourned the deceased and shared a photo of him. So, according to “taz”, there were not only expressions of condolences, but also hateful racist comments.
For reasons of neutrality, the Oldenburg-Stadt / Ammerland police station took over the investigation into the hands of the Delmenhorst police.
