Pontins staff used dangerous hold on man who died , inquest hears
Paul Reynolds, 38, was held in a prone position for around 11 minutes with a knee to his back
The Pakefield resort (Image: Google Street View)
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A father died after he was placed in a “dangerous, excessive and inappropriate” restraint following an altercation at a Pontins holiday park, an inquest heard.
Paul Reynolds (inset) died two days after the incident at Pontins Pakefield
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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 Valentine s Day 2017.
Mr Reynolds, who had been on holiday at the resort with his partner Carrie Bennett and their three sons, was subsequently arrested by police.
However, on the journey to the police station, Mr Reynolds condition worsened and an ambulance was called at the roadside.
Pontins staff used dangerous hold on man who died, inquest hears The restraint used was dangerous, excessive and inappropriate and fell below the standards of the Pontins policy
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A father died after he was placed in a “dangerous, excessive and inappropriate” restraint following an altercation at a Pontins holiday park, an inquest heard.
Paul Reynolds restrained by security at Pontins Pakefield in Lowesoft, Suffolk
Court heard he had accosted a guest whose child was hitting their son
Mr Reynolds was held in prone position for 11 minutes with a knee to his back
Became ill in transport to police centre and was taken to hospital where he died
Jurors at inquest found restraint by staff was not appropriate or proportionate
His death was recorded as complications arising from restraint
A father died after he was placed in a “dangerous, excessive and inappropriate” restraint following an altercation at a Pontins holiday park, an inquest heard.
Paul Reynolds, 38, was held in a prone position for around 11 minutes with a knee to his back after an initial neck hold, a hearing in Ipswich recorded.
Jurors, who listened to evidence during a three-week hearing, found that the restraint methods were not “appropriate or proportionate” and that Mr Reynolds had not been physically violent.
He was restrained by security and other staff at Pontins in Pakefield near Lowestoft, Suffolk, until police arrived on the evening of February 14 2017.