Nurse working for police charged over custody death

A erstwhile nurse, who was moving with Thames Valley Police, has been charged with manslaughter pursuing the decease of a antheral successful custody.

It follows an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) probe into the decease of William Cameron, 38, aft helium was taken into custody astatine Loddon Valley Police Station, adjacent Reading, successful 2020.

Sean Cregg, 35, who worked for Mountain Healthcare - a procured work supplier for the unit - has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter and a further complaint nether conception 7 of the Health and Safety astatine Work Act 1974.

He is owed to look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected 1 July.

Mr Cameron had been arrested and taken into custody connected 8 January 2020 and died aboriginal that time successful hospital.

The IOPC probe began the aforesaid time and concluded successful March 2021.

That month, it said it sent a record of grounds to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to see imaginable transgression charges.

"Following the referral, we received requests from the CPS for further worldly to assistance with its decision-making," it said.

Malcolm McHaffie, caput of the CPS peculiar transgression division, said: "It is highly important that determination should beryllium nary reporting, commentary oregon sharing of accusation online which could successful immoderate mode prejudice these proceedings."

A constabulary sergeant, who was besides referred to the CPS, volition not look charges, the IOPC said.

Both Thames Valley Police and Mountain Healthcare person been approached for comment.