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If i can walk you through the room now. its really small so you can imagine police officers being in here. on february the 17th last year, mouayed bashir was in his bedroom when he suffered an acute mental health episode. he literally started destroying his bed. not present. just take everything out, chucking it out the window that way. his parents thought he needed to go to hospital and they say they called 999 for an ambulance. he was expecting paramedics, but instead police officers in black ...

Two black men died in south wales after contact with police. a year on, the families of mohamud hassan and mouayed bashir speak exclusively to bbc wales investigates reporter mo jannah. last year, police were called to this house in cardiff on the night of friday, january the 8th. he said the police had come to the property and said that there had been a report of a disturbance. they arrested him. they then took him to the cell. and from what we understand, thats where he remained. 24—year—o...

The investigation into the death of mouayed bashir is still being finalised and its publication will depend on discussions with the coroner. his inquest is due to be held injuly. following his death, mouayed bashir was laid to rest in newport. the mosque was full. there was a big turnout. yeah, really big turnout. we didnt expect that much love and support from everyone but it was there. it shouldnt even be happening but it made that ship sail a lot easier. if we dont fight and stand up for othe...

On february the 17th last year, mouayed bashir was in his bedroom when he suffered an acute mental health episode. he literally started destroying his bed. not present. just take everything out, chucking it out the window that way. his parents thought he needed to go to hospital and they say they called 999 for an ambulance. he was expecting paramedics, but instead police officers in black uniform with brutal force just coming in. mouayed lived with his family in the maesglas area of newport. do...

Officers hes already wounded. hes bleeding again from his thigh. please let go of his handcuffs and let go of his legs. my dad was trying to open the door and see whats going on. see if mouayed is ok and whats happening. and thenjust silence. and after that, panic. thats when the police start going in and out all the time. and on their radio, or whatever, trying to call for the ambulance. the second ambulance, cos my mum called the first one and it still hasnt turned up. my dad, the last time he...

Conclusions, would you say? i think it is too early to draw conclusions but its not too early to state again things could have and should have been handled differently. and the tragedy knowing that he died whilst being forcibly restrained by police officers is something the family will never, ever understand or get over. nojustice, no peace. within 2a hours of his death, family and friends of mouayed bashir took to the streets of newport to protest. they believe mouayeds death could have been pr...

Personally if the paramedics turned up on the day, it would have been a different outcome. mouayed would still be around us, with us. the ambulance service said it always seeks to provide the most timely response and is sorry it fell below the expectations of the bashir family. gwent police said, when an initial 999 call is made, a risk assessment is carried out and police officers may be asked to support ambulance colleagues. it said it was unable to address specific questions until the conclus...

Was when he was on the floor already struggling for life, gasping his last few breaths. and he knew from that moment that this is it. mohamed raced back to the family home that morning after his father called him. hes like, "theyre doing cpr on your brother. i dont think hes going to make it." ive walked in the house. im like, somethings not right. then i sees my dad. "i need to speak to you." he pulls me into the bedroom. "your brothers dead." a postmortem examination failed to establish mouaye...

2015 going into 2016. the bashirfamily settled in newport in 2006, having left sudan for the uk a few years earlier. mouayeds two brothers, mother and father had all been granted british citizenship, but mouayed was facing deportation after getting into trouble with the police. unfortunately, he got caught up in stuff that slowed down his citizenship. it was a roller—coaster of emotions for him. and i think that played a lot and triggered a lot of his mental health. because thats when he start...

Mouayeds two brothers, mother and father had all been granted british citizenship, but mouayed was facing deportation after getting into trouble with the police. unfortunately, he got caught up in stuff that slowed down his citizenship. it was a roller—coaster of emotions for him. and i think that played a lot and triggered a lot of his mental health. because thats when he started acting up, started being a bit different. he wasnt the same mouayed no more. mouayed had been stabbed three weeks ...