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Paul Reynolds (inset) died two days after the incident at Pontins Pakefield - Credit: Archant/Supplied by family An inquest has found a father-of-three would have survived if he had not been restrained in a "dangerous" manner at Pontins Pakefield. Colchester man Paul Reynolds, 38, was restrained by security staff after being involved in an altercation with another guest at the holiday park, near Lowestoft, on Valentines Day 2017. Mr Reynolds, who had been on holiday at the resort with his pa...

Paul Reynolds (inset) died two days after the incident at Pontins Pakefield - Credit: Archant/Supplied by family An inquest has found a father-of-three would have survived if he had not been restrained in a "dangerous" manner at Pontins Pakefield. Colchester man Paul Reynolds, 38, was restrained by security staff after being involved in an altercation with another guest at the holiday park, near Lowestoft, on Valentines Day 2017. Mr Reynolds, who had been on holiday at the resort with his pa...

Published: 5:27 PM May 4, 2021    Paul Gladwell, a Colchester dad-of-three, died at Pontins in Pakefield, near Lowestoft, on Valentines Day 2017 - Credit: Archant/Supplied by family A use-of-force expert has told an inquest it was "inexplicable" that a father-of-three was restrained on the floor following an altercation at Pontins Pakefield. Paul Reynolds, 38, died in hospital two days after being involved in an incident with another guest at the resort, near Lowestoft, on Valentines Day 20...

Published: 5:27 PM May 4, 2021    Paul Gladwell, a Colchester dad-of-three, died at Pontins in Pakefield, near Lowestoft, on Valentines Day 2017 - Credit: Archant/Supplied by family A use-of-force expert has told an inquest it was "inexplicable" that a father-of-three was restrained on the floor following an altercation at Pontins Pakefield. Paul Reynolds, 38, died in hospital two days after being involved in an incident with another guest at the resort, near Lowestoft, on Valentines Day 20...

Inquest into death of man who died after being detained by police hears from restraints technique expert An inquest into the death of Short Strand man Gerard McMahon is currently ongoing 27 February, 2021 01:00 AN inquest into the death of an east Belfast man who was restrained by police has heard from an expert who said taking someone to the ground is especially dangerous and should be the last thing to do. Eric Baskind, an expert on restraint techniques, was sp...

The use of police restraint in managing a Belfast DJ who died in hospital hours after an incident involving the PSNI should have been the "last thing" on officers minds, an inquest has heard. Eric Baskind, a consultant in the use of physical interventions and restraints, made the assessment at the inquest into the death of Gerard McMahon. The 36-year-old, from Short Strand, became unresponsive while being restrained by officers called to a disturbance in Belfast city centre on September 8, 2016...

BBC News By Mark Daly & Kieran Etoria-King BBC Panorama media captionKevin Clarke inquest: Body-cam footage of restraint released The Met has apologised to the family of a mentally ill black man who died in custody, after one of the officers involved was cleared of misconduct. Kevin Clarke, 35, was suffering from an acute behavioural disturbance when he was restrained by up to nine officers in Lewisham in 2018. The force broke regulations by holding misconduct proceedings without telling his ...