Officer probed on death that sparked demo

A POLICE officer who restrained a man whose death sparked violent street protests is being investigated for gross misconduct, the police watchdog confirmed.

Rashan Charles, 20, died on July 22 after being apprehended by Met Police officers after running into a shop in Dalston, East London.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating his death, said the unnamed officer ‘may have breached police standards of professional behaviour regarding the detention and restraint of Rashan’.