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Mar 17

SCOTLAND YARD MAY CHARGE COMPANY WHOSE EMPLOYEES RESTRAINED ANGOLAN DEPORTEE WHO DIED ON PLANE

Days later, the Metropolitan police’s homicide unit took over the case after the Guardian independently tracked down passengers who said Mubenga had complained he was unable to breathe for several minutes before his collapse. The unit arrested three guards, aged 35, 48 and 49, and questioned them under caution.

Police have tried to trace other passengers for more in-depth interviews.

Four G4S whistleblowers last month submitted evidence to the Commons home affairs select committee. The evidence, obtained by the Guardian, alleged serious failings by G4S. It also contradicted some of what senior G4S officials told MPs at a hearing after Mubenga’s death.

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Oct 28

british home office ‘flipflops’ over ban on ‘restraining deportees’ after angolan’s death

Jimmy Mubenga died after being ‘heavily restrained’ for a deportation flight to Angola.

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Oct 16

MPS DEMAND ENQUIRY INTO ANGOLAN DEPORTEE’S DEATH

One American man who was a passenger on the flight said: “I didn’t get involved because I was scared I would get kicked off the flight and lose my job. But that man paid a higher price than I would have.”

The man, who gave his name as Michael, raised questions over how quickly Mubenga was given medical assistance and said he heard him complain that he was unable to breathe.

“I’m pretty sure it will turn out to be asphyxiation,” he said. “The last thing we heard the man say was he couldn’t breathe. We had three security guards and each one of them looked like they weighed 100kg plus, bearing down and holding him down.”

Another passenger, Andrew, 44, from eastern Europe, said he noticed “two big guys pushing something with the weight of their bodies against the seats in the last row”.

He said the man they were restraining had been shouting but was “not aggressive in any way.

“In the beginning his voice was strong and loud but with the time passing by, the voice was losing its strength. I heard the man had difficulties to breathe.”

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