West Midlands police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a man died in custody on Christmas Day.
Following reports of suspicious activity, officers were summoned to The Green at Kings Norton in Birmingham around 1.40am on Saturday.
Police were able to quickly arrest a suspect after an initial foot chase. He was taken into custody, but soon fell ill and eventually died in the hospital.
After a Christmas Day death in custody, the West Midlands Police referred themselves at the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Pictured is the junction of The Green and Back Road in Kings Norton (Birmingham), where officers were summoned to at 1:40am on Saturday morning.
This incident has been referred as standard to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, (IOPC), and the Professional Standards Department(PSD).
Tomorrow will see a post mortem to determine the cause of death.
West Midlands police spokeswoman stated that the force responded to calls about suspicious activity at Kings Norton Green Green at 1.40am Christmas Day.
Police took a quick foot chase and detained the man. However, he fell ill and later died in hospital.
“Following an unplanned foot chase, a man was captured but became unwell. He was then taken to the hospital. The man died shortly after.
As per the standard procedure, a postmortem will be performed on Monday 27 December in order to determine cause of death. We have also been informed by our Professional Standards Department.
“We also contacted Independent Office for Police Conduct (“IOPC), as standard procedure for these circumstances.”