Officers’ ‘Disproportionate’ Restraint Contributed to Inmate’s Death

Officers’ ‘disproportionate’ restraint contributed to inmate’s death

Azroy Dawes-Clarke was an inmate at HMP Elmley, on the Isle of Sheppey, when he died after a ‘restraint-related’ incident. Prison officers carried out “inappropriate and disproportionate” restraint on a prisoner moments before his death, an inquest has found. Azroy Dawes-Clarke, 28, from Romford, east London, was an inmate at HMP Elmley, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, when he died after suffering multiple cardiac arrests on November 10 2021. He h…

Inmate 'restrained, neglected, and dehumanised' by prison officers before death

Officers showed a “deeply concerning lack of care and compassion” during the incident, an inquest has heard

Azroy Dawes-Clarke: Jury finds unnecessary and disproportionate restraint caused the death of Black man at HMP Elmley

11 July 2025 Before Assistant Coroner Ian Brownhill Kent Coroners Court 18 June – 11 July Azroy Dawes-Clarke, a 28 year old Black man, died after ligaturing and subsequently being restrained by staff at HMP Elmley, on 10 November 2021. Now an inquest jury has found that prolonged restraint which was inappropriate and disproportionate contributed to Azroy’s death. The jury found that staff showed a ‘deeply concerning lack of care and compassion t…