Policeman accused over woman's arrest is found dead on Snowdon
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A police officer, who was cleared of wrongdoing after CCTV cameras showed him punching a woman he was trying to arrest, has died after being found on a mountainside in North Wales.
PC Anthony Mulhall, of South Yorkshire Police, was reported missing from his home in the Rotherham area on Wednesday and died in hospital yesterday after he was found on Mount Snowdon. His death comes just months after Michael Todd, chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, was found dead on Snowdon in March this year. The circumstances of the police chief's death are still being investigated and an inquest has been opened and adjourned.
PC Mulhall was removed from frontline duties in March last year after it emerged that he hit Toni Comer, 21, in order to subdue her so she could be handcuffed. But in December, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided no South Yorkshire officer would be charged over the incident.
The IPCC launched an investigation after Ms Comer complained she had been assaulted by two police officers during her arrest on suspicion of causing criminal damage to a car outside the Niche nightclub in Sheffield on 30 July 2006. In a statement obtained by The Guardian in March, PC Mulhall said: "I had to use brute force and both hands to bend her arm at the elbow to place her wrist in the cuff."
Ms Comer later pleaded guilty to criminal damage and was given a conditional discharge and ordered to pay £250 compensation. The IPCC found the allegations that two officers assaulted Ms Comer were unsubstantiated and said PC Mulhall had used "justified and proportionate force".
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments