Police believed Aboriginal man was faking a medical episode before his death in custody, court hears
ABCAn inquest into the death of an Aboriginal man in custody has heard the police officer who arrested him believed he was faking a medical episode in response to being arrested. Key points: A 50-year-old man died while in police custody after being arrested His cause of death was declared as ischemic heart disease The court heard an officer on scene initially thought the man had "decided to feign" a medical episode Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that the following article contains the name of a person who has died. Council assisting Sally Giles told the inquest one of the officers who arrested Mr Reid, Senior Constable Mark Brookes, requested an ambulance at 2:54am, and said "the arrested person has decided to feign consciousness". Officer 'thought it was a ploy to get away' In their statements, the family said Senior Constable Brookes appeared to apply a restraint to Mr Reid's neck when he was being arrested. They also said they had told police about Mr Reid's medical condition, and that he required GTN spray for his coronary artery disease.
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