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Led by @Rebecca_Omonira & @CLARESAMBROOK Deep investigation. Human stories: #GarethMyatt #JimmyMubenga #ConnorSparrowhawk #RashanCharles #CarlingtonSpencer ...

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OTD 4 yrs ago, in an east London convenience store, two men restrained a young Black man until he died. His name was #RashanCharles

We are not allowed to name the men who restrained him.

Warning: our film @novaramedia today is distressing>
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Besides the racist horror and predictable pain & anguish caused to Nicole's & Bibaa's loved ones, police actions, which may have contaminated the murder scene, risked jeopardising the murder trial.

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https://t.co/xPGYCxyc4h

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2 Metropolitan Police officers were tasked to guard the bodies of sisters, Bibaa Henry,46, and Nicole Smallman,27, who were stabbed to death in a Wembley park.
The police officers allegedly took "inappropriate pictures" aka selfies with the dead women and shared them around. 1/

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Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis, the 2 Met Police officers tasked to guard the murder scene, were sentenced (Dec 2021) to two years and nine months for taking & sharing photos of murdered sisters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry / 35

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Today, as @UFFCampaign procession reaches Whitehall, a reminder of our work on #RashanCharles.

We couldn't possibly report deeply on each new death in police custody. We can't keep up. More each year, & more to come unless there's radical systemic change

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OTD 4 yrs ago, in an east London convenience store, two men restrained a young Black man until he died. His name was #RashanCharles

We are not allowed to name the men who restrained him.

Warning: our film @novaramedia today is distressing>
THREAD 1/

https://t.co/IbIaMiq5bU

[Osprey Short Films @OspreyShortFilm]

Osprey 2021 Official Selection Film 1/12

A short documentary analyses CCTV footage to raise concerns in "'Accidental Death' of a Young Black Londoner, The Case of Rashan Charles" from @SHINEreports

See https://t.co/9ygr3Xrinm for more details.

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[] 'He could not breathe' []
Remembering #JimmyMubenga 11 yrs on.
Restrained to death by private security guards from #G4S — Terrence Hughes, Stuart Tribelnig, Colin Kaler — contracted to the UK Home Office. https://t.co/mwzU5uVvCU

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[] 'He could not breathe' []
Remembering #JimmyMubenga 11 yrs on.
Restrained to death by private security guards from #G4S — Terrence Hughes, Stuart Tribelnig, Colin Kaler — contracted to the UK Home Office. https://t.co/mwzU5uVvCU

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@novaramedia Our inquiry & reporting reveals a recurring pattern. These things are systemic. More deaths inevitable.

A yr2020 #RashanCharles THREAD linking to articles by @Rebecca_Omonira Rod Charles @SarahUncles @INQUEST_ORG @CLARESAMBROOK

Warning: Distressing
https://t.co/W5q8jf97F4

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Police claimed that an officer intervened to help #RashanCharles. That wasn’t true.

A new film by @Rebecca_Omonira and @CLARESAMBROOK on a death by police restraint

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https://t.co/eL4huxpNYn

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OTD 4 yrs ago, in an east London convenience store, two men restrained a young Black man until he died. His name was #RashanCharles

We are not allowed to name the men who restrained him.

Warning: our film @novaramedia today is distressing>
THREAD 1/

https://t.co/IbIaMiq5bU

[CLARE SAMBROOK @CLARESAMBROOK]

4 yrs ago #London police violently restrained #RashanCharles , age 20. He died.

Until systems change, this will keep on happening

See latest cut of @Rebecca_Omonira & my film @novaramedia &read our work @SHINEreports

THREAD warning: distressing >

https://t.co/tOoTqQuE2L

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Who were those two men who restrained #Rashan ?

One was a uniformed police officer. The other was just a random “member of the public”, according to the police.

But we’ve found CCTV evidence that undermines the official story.
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[City of Sanctuary UK 🧡 @CityofSanctuary]

Today is the 4th anniversary of the killing of Rashan Charles by a police officer in #Hackney, London. We have our own #GeorgeFloyd and we have too many of them. Never forget #BlackLivesMatter. Help awareness by sharing this article. @ukblm @Star_BLM https://t.co/G4IYvqa9SZ

[Lucy Brisbane McKay @lucybrisbane]

📢Important, committed and powerful journalism from @Rebecca_Omonira and @CLARESAMBROOK at @SHINEreports.

The family of Rashan Charles have never had justice. This new documentary tells the story of his death, and the unanswered questions for those he left behind and the public.

[INQUEST @INQUEST_ORG]

4 years ago, Rashan Charles was restrained by Met police and died. He was 20 years old.

📺@SHINEreports have investigated since his death. In this new documentary with @novaramedia they explore the questions & serious concerns that remain. @Justice4Rashan
https://t.co/CbgF0teDqf

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OTD 4 yrs ago, in an east London convenience store, two men restrained a young Black man until he died. His name was #RashanCharles

We are not allowed to name the men who restrained him.

Warning: our film @novaramedia today is distressing>
THREAD 1/

https://t.co/IbIaMiq5bU

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Our work is informed and enlightened by Rod Charles, by bereaved families @UFFCampaign , by @INQUEST_ORG and by Prof @_lesliethomas QC ⬇️

Thank you.
#JusticeForRash
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We couldn’t possibly report on, let alone investigate, every case of someone dying during or after police contact in the UK. There are so many.We can’t keep up.
Our work illuminates a recurring pattern >
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By @Rebecca_Omonira @NewStatesman #GeorgeFloyd
https://t.co/3SAyijlbmE