Package swallowed by Rashan Charles contained ‘mixture of paracetamol and caffeine wrapped in plastic’

‘The package removed from the throat of Rashan Charles shortly before he died in police custody contained “a mixture of paracetamol and caffeine wrapped in plastic”, the police watchdog has said.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission had previously confirmed that the object did not contain a “controlled substance”.
Mr Charles died in the early hours of 22 July after being apprehended by police at a shop in Hackney. The IPCC said at the time that it had evidence he had swallowed a package shortly before he died. The object was removed from his throat at the scene.
His death sparked violent clashes between protestors and police in Hackney as demonstrators threw bottles and fireworks at officers.’
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