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WILMINGTON — Two Christmas-related items came up at the Select Board meeting this past Monday night: a request to set up a Heroes Christ­mas Tree, and a presentation on the

Police more than minimally contributed to a father-of-twos death when they restrained him, an inquest jury has found. Leon Briggs, 39, was detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to Luton police station in handcuffs and leg restraints on November 4, 2013. The lorry driver died around two hours later at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital of amphetamine intoxication in association with prone restraint and prolonged struggling, with a secondary cause of heart disease, senior coroner Em...

Leon Briggs An inquest jury has found the way in which police officers restrained father-of-two Leon Briggs "more than minimally" contributed to his death in Luton in 2013. The 39-year-old lorry driver was detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to Luton police station in handcuffs and leg restraints on 4 November 2013. He died around two hours later at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital of "amphetamine intoxication in association with prone restraint and prolonged struggling", with...