Critical incident investigation underway - Bowral Monday, 12 January 2015 12:22:06 AM A critical incident investigation has been launched following the death of a man while in police custody at Bowral. Police were called to a fast food restaurant on Bowral Road at Mittagong about 8.50pm last night (Sunday 11 January 2015), in response to a man claiming that he had been attacked. Officers from The Hume Local Area Command attended and the man was involved in a confrontation with police. He was arrested and taken to Bowral Police Station, but died a short time later. A critical incident investigation team from Cootamundra Local Area Command will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident. That investigation will be overseen by the Professional Standards Command. All information will be provided to the Coroner who will determine the cause of death and make any findings about the events leading up to the man’s death. No further details are available at this time; however, police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or use the Crime Stoppers online reporting page: https://nsw.crimestoppers.au/ Information you provide will be treated in the strictest of confidence. We remind people they should not report crime information via our Facebook and Twitter pages.
Posted on: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:53:36 +0000
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