Video of the incident appeared to show him swallowing a package, leading to speculation it contained illegal drugs. “Given the inflammatory nature of some ongoing speculation, [we] will confirm that the package consisted of a mixture of paracetamol and caffeine wrapped in plastic. At this stage we have not been provided with a confirmed cause of death for Rashan and our investigation is ongoing,” it said. Investigators will consider whether Charles’s death was caused by the plastic wrapping, rather than the contents. In the IPCC statement, the commissioner overseeing the investigation, Cindy Butts, said: “Since the tragic death of Rashan Charles ….there has been much public speculation and anger.

Source: The Guardian August 03, 2017 17:26 UTC