THE Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed there is no evidence at this stage that a Taser was used in an incident at Pentywn, Cardiff, during the early hours of Saturday, June 19.
Emergency services were called to Glyn Collen at around 1am.
Summary of a statement issued by the IOPC:
“We are aware of reports on social media that a Taser was used during the incident.
“While a Taser audit has yet to be carried out, from analysis of the scene and the video evidence seen so far, there is no evidence at this stage that a Taser was used.”
The full IOPC statement can be found here:
https://policeconduct.gov.uk/news/investigation-death-man-cardiff
South Wales Police continues to fully co-operate with the IOPC investigation.
Our thoughts and condolences are with the man’s family and friends at this time.
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