Nurse charged after death of man at Berkshire police station

A caregiver has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter aft the decease of a antheral astatine a UK constabulary station.

William Cameron, 38, died aft being taken into custody astatine Loddon Valley constabulary station, adjacent Reading successful Berkshire, connected 8 January 2020.

On Monday, the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed that a healthcare nonrecreational – named arsenic Sean Cregg – would look charges aft a reappraisal of grounds from the constabulary watchdog, theIOPC.

A constabulary sergeant was nether probe aft Cameron’s decease but volition not look charges.

Urging against commentary connected the lawsuit that could prejudice proceedings, Malcolm McHaffie, caput of the CPS peculiar transgression division, said: “Following a reappraisal of the grounds from the IOPC, we person authorised transgression charges against a healthcare nonrecreational aft the decease of William Cameron, 38, successful 2020.

“Sean Cregg, 35, a caregiver employed by Mountain Healthcare astatine the time, has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and an offence nether conception 7 of the Health and Safety astatine Work etc Act 1974.

“No further individuals person been charged successful transportation with this case.”

The watchdog referred the lawsuit to the CPS for a charging determination successful 2021.

Cameron’s sister, Patricia Cameron, who is being supported by the foundation Inquest, which helps families bereaved by state-related deaths, said: “William was a kind, loving and protective brother. He was 1 successful a million.

“It has been 5 and a fractional years since William died and I stay wholly invested successful yet getting immoderate answers to questions I’ve been asking myself since William died.”

Cregg is expected to look astatine Westminster magistrates tribunal connected 1 July.