Editing Devon and Cornwall Police (section)

== Deaths following Devon and Cornwall Police contact==
There have been a number of deaths of members of the public who have come into contact with Devon and Cornwall Police.

*Thomas Orchard, 32, was arrested and taken to a police station in Exeter, where he was restrained, in October 2012. He died in hospital seven days later.<ref>{{Cite news|date=3 May 2019|title=Thomas Orchard: Police fined over cell death case|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-48141678|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref>
*Marc Cole, 30, died in Falmouth, Cornwall, in May 2017 after a [[taser]] was deployed for 42 seconds, resulting in a cardiac arrest. He had taken cocaine the same day. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) concluded that the performance of its officers was not below standard.<ref>{{Cite news|date=28 January 2020|title=Marc Cole inquest: Police Taser use 'played part' in death|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-51286766|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
*Andrew Pimlott, 32, died from burns in April 2013. Pimlott, who had drenched himself in fuel, was tasered, which ignited the fuel and caused his burns.<ref>{{Cite news|date=27 April 2013|title=Andrew Pimlott burns death prompts IPCC Taser inquiry|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-22316820|access-date=22 January 2021}}</ref>
*Leslie ("Les") Douthwaite, 38, died in April 2015 after being restrained, face down, by police.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Stewart|first1=Gary|last2=Irving|first2=Nick|date=9 December 2016|title=Widnes man died after being restrained following fight outside pub|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/widnes-man-died-after-being-12295665|access-date=22 January 2021|website=Liverpool Echo|language=en}}</ref>
*John Coysh, 35, died in police custody in September 2016, from cardiac [[arrhythmia]] during alcohol withdrawal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Merritt|first=Anita|date=9 November 2020|title=Failings and errors led to custody death of Devon man|url=https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/failings-errors-led-custody-death-4682420|access-date=23 January 2021|website=DevonLive|language=en}}</ref>
*Simeon Francis, 35, died in a cell in Torquay police station on 20 May 2020 after being arrested in Exeter.<ref>{{Cite news|date=12 June 2020|title=Simeon Francis: Family 'devastated' by son's death in custody|language=en-GB|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-53019214|access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> Simeon died of epilepsy, and a subsequent investigation concluded that he was not discriminated against, and there was no case to answer against the force in relation to his death.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/investigation-concluded-death-simeon-francis-torquay | publisher = [[IOPC]] | title = Investigation concluded into death of Simeon Francis in Torquay | date = 12 August 2021 | access-date = 1 May 2022}} </ref>