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Man dies after being restrained by police in central São Paulo
A man died after police restrained him in an apartment in the Consolação area of central São Paulo early Tuesday.
Before police arrived, he had bitten a doctor’s ear, and the doctor later went to hospital for treatment.
Police said the man was agitated and continued struggling as they tried to speak with him.
Officers handcuffed him after he advanced toward them while they were waiting for emergency medical help.
He became unwell, and police and emergency workers tried to revive him for about 30 minutes, but he was declared dead at the apartment.
The cause of death has not been established, and the case was initially recorded as a suspicious death.
Civil police are investigating, with forensic examinations requested to determine the medical cause of death and check for injuries.
A man died after being restrained and handcuffed by military police in an apartment in central São Paulo.
The incident was reported at about 2:10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20.
Police said the man was agitated and had bitten a doctor’s ear before officers arrived.
After the restraint, the man showed signs of feeling unwell, and police began resuscitation efforts.
The Civil Police are investigating the circumstances of the death, and forensic examinations were requested.
- Who
- Anderson Felipe Pereira Santos died after being restrained by military police. A doctor was also injured.
- What
- The man died after officers restrained and handcuffed him in an apartment.
- When
- About 2:10 a.m. on Tuesday, October 20.
- Where
- An apartment in the Consolação area of central São Paulo.
- Why
- Police were called to an assault involving a man described as highly agitated. The cause of his death has not been determined.
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The man reportedly bit a doctor’s ear, injuring him.
Police were called to the apartment over an assault involving an agitated man.
Police said they tried to speak with the man, then restrained and handcuffed him when he advanced toward them.
The man showed signs of feeling unwell; police and medical workers attempted resuscitation, and his death was confirmed at the scene.
- Name
- Anderson Felipe Pereira Santos
- Location
- Consolação, central São Paulo
- Reported time
- About 2:10 a.m. on October 20
- Resuscitation attempts
- About 30 minutes by medical workers
- Investigation
- 78th Police District (Jardins); forensic examinations requested by the Civil Police