An investigation has been launched into a man’s death after he was ‘Tasered by police’ and fell from a balcony in Peckham.
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 12.
The man, who has not been formally identified, was threatening to jump from a balcony, according to the Met Police.
Police tried to convince the man to come inside for over an hour, the IOPC said.
In a statement they told the News: “We have established that officers were present for over an hour and attempted to persuade the man to come inside from the balcony. The man has then been Tasered while on the balcony and he has fallen several floors to the ground.
“The man was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries and died later the same day.”
Police are now working to notify the man’s next-of-kin and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
The exact location of the incident is unlikely to be revealed before the man is formally identified and his next-of-kin informed.
The Met Police referred the case to the IOPC, as it is obliged to do, which is now undertaking an independent investigation.
The IOPC is gathering evidence and has obtained the police’s body-worn wide footage.
Detective Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, Southwark’s new Borough Commander, said: “I know the community will be concerned about this tragic death and I share their concern.
“All police officers know that their actions will be scrutinised in situations such as these, and the Met is fully supporting the independent investigation by the IOPC.”