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Police watchdog probing death of man in custody
STANDISH, WIGAN, GREATER MANCHESTER, AUG 4 – The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating after Ellis Rocks was found unresponsive in custody and later died, with paramedics called when he suffered cardiac arrest, officials said.
- On Thursday 31 July, 26-year-old Ellis Rocks was detained at the Britannia Hotel in Standish, Wigan, and an ambulance was called at 2.30am on Friday after he was found unresponsive; he died in hospital at 7.20am on Sunday.
- GMP officers responded to a drug dealing call, arrested Ellis Rocks, and searched him before transfer to custody.
- Paramedics were called at approximately 2.30am on Friday, transported him to hospital, and he suffered a cardiac arrest en route, with CPR commenced.
- Following a mandatory referral from GMP, the IOPC deployed investigators early Friday and declared an investigation at 10.18am on Sunday.
- Incidents where someone dies following police contact are rare but deeply impactful, and the mother of Ellis Rocks vowed she 'will fight for justice until the day she dies'.
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Ellis Rocks, 26, was arrested outside the Britannia Hotel in Wigan (Facebook) A mother has vowed she ‘will fight for justice until the day she dies’ after her son was found unresponsive in police custody and could not be revived. Ellis Rocks, 26, died as his mother and sister held his hand in hospital days after being arrested inside the Britannia Hotel in Almond Brook Road, Standish, Wigan. He was searched and handcuffed by Greater Manchester P…
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Police watchdog probing death of man in custody
Ellis Rocks was found unresponsive on the floor of a cell in Wigan.
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