Former teacher Meirion James, 53, arrested in January 2015 after altercation with motherA former teacher with mental health issues died after police officers restrained him at a police station in west Wales, an inquest jury has been told. In the autumn of 2014, James’s treatment changed, the inquest heard. The jury heard that in the early hours of 31 January, James became aggressive and assaulted his mother. The inquest heard that when officers went to James’s cell at about 11am to check on him, he burst out of the cell and into the corridor. Before the start of the inquest, James’s sister, Diana Vaughan-Thomas, said on behalf of the family: “We have had to wait four years for this inquest.

Source: The Guardian January 07, 2019 16:52 UTC