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Stuart Hazell before his arrest in August last year

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Sean Rigg, a musician who died shortly after being arrested by police, had a 20-year history of mental illness.

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Damning report: Mistakes by police dealing with people suffering from mental illness could have contributed to dozens of deaths

Multiple mistakes by police in dealing with people suffering from mental illness could have contributed to dozens of deaths, an independent commission concluded today.

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