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Police "refused" to rescue a teenager who drowned in a canal

Police "refused" to rescue a teenager who drowned in a canal while fleeing from officers, witnesses have claimed. The 17 year old, believed to be Jack Susianta, smashed a window at his home and fled after officers were called to the property in Clapton, east London, on Wednesday. He later ended up in the canal at Lea Bridge Road, Hackney, and witnesses have said officers went in only after he disappeared under the surface. Fiona Okonkwo, 42, told the Evening Standard it appeared the youngster "couldn't swim" and was in difficulty for around 10 minutes. She said: "The police officers refused to jump in after him and said they can't do it. I was going to jump in after him but they stopped me.  The police told us there were weeds underneath the water, that it was too dangerous and they could get dragged down. "He was struggling, then he went under the water for the last time and didn't come back up. I saw the bubbles where he took ...

Police Dog Mauls Man’s Face face after he surrendered

A Guy is suing his local police  after one of their dogs mauled his face during an arrest after he had put his hands up and surrendered. Martin Lee Hoogveldt, 33, had already given himself up after armed police entered his home in response to a disturbing-the-peace complaint in 2013, but the canine still jumped at him, biting him across the face. The Man got arrested because he was burning a Christmas tree in his back yard