Inquest jury condemns Surrey police over death of man placed in spit hood

Officers used handcuffs and leg restraints on Terry Smith, 33, after failing to recognise he suffered from excited delirium

A jury has found that Surrey police seriously failed in its duty of care to a 33-year-old labourer who was handcuffed, placed in leg restraints and had a spit hood placed over his head in the hours before he died.

Terry Smith, a father of two from Stanwell in Surrey, told police he could not breathe on at least 13 occasions. He was restrained by police for more than two hours.

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