An investigation has been launched into the death of a man threatening to jump from a balcony after he was ‘Tasered by police’ and then fell to his death in Peckham, South London.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has said it is investigating the incident that took place at a residential block at around 2am, on Wednesday, April 12th
The Police watchdog is now investigating following a mandatory self-referral by the Met, with Scotland Yard handing over officers’ body-cam footage to those carrying out the independent probe.
.The man has not been formally identified, Police are now working to notify the man’s next-of-kin and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
