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"Incubus" <***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:p86cf9$bkr$***@dont-email.me...
: On 2018-03-12, JNugent <***@fastmail.fm> wrote:
: > On 12/03/2018 09:28, Incubus wrote:
: >> On 2018-03-09, JNugent <***@fastmail.fm> wrote:
: >>> On 09/03/2018 17:49, Incubus wrote:
: >>>> On 2018-03-09, JNugent <***@fastmail.fm> wrote:
: >>>>> On 09/03/2018 11:19, tim... wrote:
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> "Paul Pot" <***@SIBU.HQ> wrote in message
: >>>>>> news:p7sem8$ag8$***@dont-email.me...
: >>>>>>> tim... presented the following explanation :
: >>>>>>>> "BurfordTJustice" <burford/***@uk.MI15> wrote in message
: >>>>>>>> news:p7rpnl$2fk$***@dont-email.me...
: >>>>>>>>> Drug charges dropped after suspect refuses to poop for 47 days
in
: >>>>>>>>> custody
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> British prosecutors have dropped drug charges against a suspect
who
: >>>>>>>>> refused to use the toilet while he was in custody for 47 days.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> Lamarr Chambers, 24, of Brixton was arrested on Jan. 17 after
being
: >>>>>>>>> chased by police. He was suspected of swallowing drugs during
the
: >>>>>>>>> chase, the BBC reported.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> The Crown Prosecution Service announced Monday that drug charges
were
: >>>>>>>>> being dropped against Chambers due to "insufficient evidence."
Police
: >>>>>>>>> were also forced to release Chambers due to "medical and legal
: >>>>>>>>> advice." He was released from custody Monday and treated at a
: >>>>>>>>> hospital, Essex Police said. The BBC reported that 47 days is
"the
: >>>>>>>>> longest anyone has gone without going to the toilet while in
: >>>>>>>>> custody."
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> Sky News reported social media users closely monitored #PooWatch
: >>>>>>>>> which gave updates on Chambers' lack of bowel movements.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> Chambers refused to take laxatives while in custody but ate and
: >>>>>>>>> drank, officials said. He also had medical visits daily.
However,
: >>>>>>>>> Chambers never once defecated while in custody, police said. He
also
: >>>>>>>>> refused medical treatment while in custody.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> Officers monitored Chambers fearing his health could be harmed
after
: >>>>>>>>> not defecating for 47 days.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> "Where detainees are suspected of ingesting or concealing drugs
: >>>>>>>>> inside their body, we must balance overseeing their welfare and
: >>>>>>>>> ensuring that all evidence is captured to ensure the best
possible
: >>>>>>>>> chance of prosecution," Deputy Chief Constable BJ Harrington
said.
: >>>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>>> "We will... not shy away from talking about the unpleasant
truths
: >>>>>>>>> that go hand in hand with the drug dealing lifestyle, from the
: >>>>>>>>> violence often perpetrated by those involved to the expectation
on
: >>>>>>>>> dealers to 'plug' drugs to avoid capture," Harrington continued.
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>> I feel sure if someone had used this as the story for a film, it
would
: >>>>>>>> be panned as completely implausible by the critics
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>>> tim
: >>>>>>>>
: >>>>>>> How long could they keep him in custody like this?
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> no idea
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> obviously they thought that the couldn't do so any longer
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> quite why is unclear
: >>>>>>
: >>>>>> tim
: >>>>>
: >>>>> PACE does not allow for that length of detention without a charge,
even
: >>>>> if the charge is a relatively minor holding one.
: >>>>
: >>>> They can apply to extend the detention period if there are grounds to
do
: >>>> so.
: >>>
: >>> But 96 hours max, surely?
: >>>
: >>> It's different if there is another (even a minor) charge which can be
used
: >>> to justify a remand rather than bail.
: >>
: >> I don't know of any set maximum. I understand each extension will be
: >> considered on its merits, but I could be wrong.
: >>
: >> I imagine a potential offence of possession with intent to supply would
be
: >> serious enough.
: >
: > But there are strict rules under PACE. Once a charge has been brought,
the
: > arrestee may not be questioned further about it, let alone be expected
to
: > provide forensic evidence. And if the forensic was needed in order to be
able
: > to charge him, he... er... wouldn't be charged without it, IYSWIM.
:
: It says that charges were dropped but I wonder whether he was actually
charged
: or simply arrested.