Mother recounts how Olaseni Lewis shouted ‘I can’t breathe’ while being shackled to death by British policemenA Nigerian mother has told how her 23-year-old son died gasping and shouting “I can’t breathe” as he was held down by 11 police officers in the United Kingdom 10 years ago. When his body went limp, officers simply walked away, believing he was faking it. The revelation comes as the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparks protests across the US and in the UK. Seni’s mother, Aji, told The Sunday Mirror of UK: “They held him over 45 minutes until he went limp. We struggle to comprehend he died simply because police and medical staff failed in their duty to treat him as a human being.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 07, 2020 08:37 UTC