A shocking video reveals the moment a student was beaten and tasered by police just hours before he died in custody.Mathew Ajibade, 21, is shown being punched and kicked in the head during a fight with police.
Ajibade lay in a restraining chair in a jail cell without being checked on for more than 90 minutes – before being found unresponsive.The video appears to show the student arguing with officers who then call in back up to help restrain him.
He is seen resisting the officers as they try to tackle him to the ground.Jurors were shown the footage in court during the trial of three former jail employees.
Former Lieutenant Debra Johnson, who was the night commander that day, told jurors the action was justified under jail policies in an effort to control the inmate, WTOC-TV reported.
Sheriff Al St. Lawrence fired eight deputies in connection with Ajibade's death, but none of those involved in the jailhouse brawl were charged with crimes.
Chatham County coroner Dr Bill Wessinger said Ajibade suffered several blunt injuries to his head and upper body and had blood inside his skull.
Source: Daily Mail
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