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Police sprayed ‘nasty, horrible stuff’ in face of man who later died
Edir Frederico Da Costa
by Phil Miller
at Walthamstow coroner’s court
POLICE officers should not have sprayed tear gas on the face of a black man who had drugs in his mouth, an expert has told an inquest jury.
Edir Frederico Da Costa, also known as Edson, died on June 21 2017, days after drugs became trapped in his airway during restraint by four Metropolitan Police officers.
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