Sixth police officer gets misconduct notice over death
A SIXTH police officer has been served a misconduct notice in relation to the investigation surrounding the death of Mohamud Hassan.
Mr Hassan, 24, died on January 9 after being held in police custody in Cardiff overnight. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been investigating the circumstances surrounding Mr Hassan’s death.
In March the police watchdog announced that more than 40 officers were being questioned over the death of Mr Hassan.
Mr Hassan was arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace and was released without charge at around 8.30am on Saturday, January 9. He was found dead shortly after 10.30pm that night at a property on Newport Road, Roath.
An IOPC spokesperson said yesterday: “We have now served a notice at the level of misconduct on a custody sergeant who was on duty during Mr Hassan’s detention.
“This notice relates to the quality of the risk assessment undertaken on Mr Hassan when in custody. Notices have previously been served on four other police officers and one custody detention officer as part of our ongoing investigation.
“One of the notices for a police officer is at gross misconduct level, the remainder are at misconduct level. Service of a misconduct notice does not necessarily mean an officer has committed any wrongdoing. It is to notify an officer that their conduct is being investigated.”
An inquest into Mr Hassan’s death was opened on March 4 and heard that a provisional cause of death was given as “unascertained”.
Representatives of the family of Mr Hassan have been calling for documents about his final hours to be made available to them as well as police bodyworn camera footage of his arrest in Cardiff and other footage of his arrest and his time in Cardiff Bay Police Station.
In February, over three consecutive days, hundreds of people protested outside the police station demanding information.