No misconduct from Met officers in Chelsea Bridge death, watchdog finds Oladeji Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with the officers on June 4 2022. The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025
Met officers cleared of misconduct after tasered man jumped from Chelsea Bridge and died Oladeji Omishore, 41, died after a confrontation with the officers on June 4, 2022 Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025
Police shot man who died in Thames three times with stun gun, inquest hears Oladeji Omishore fell into water from Chelsea Bridge in 2022 after Met officers were called to incident The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2025
Met officers accused of not assisting in inquiry of man who drowned in Thames The family of Oladeji Omishore, who died soon after being Tasered by an officer, launches legal action against police watchdog The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2023
Revealed: Probe launched after mixed-race father, 26, died following police restraint Exclusive: Kaine Fletcher was experiencing a mental health crisis when officers restrained him in July 2022 The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023
Black people seven times more likely to die being restrained by police in UK The charity Inquest, which helps families who have lost a loved one after contact with police, published the shocking figure after new analysis of official data Daily Mirror · Feb 19, 2023
Al Sharpton warns failure to address UK police brutality will lead to more deaths Civil rights veteran Reverend Al Sharpton is currently visiting the UK and has warned that police brutality incidents such as the recent killing of Tyre Nichols by Memphis officers could happen in the UK without reforms Daily Mirror · Feb 7, 2023
Al Sharpton warns UK could suffer US-style police brutality without deep reform Civil rights veteran who gave eulogy at Tyre Nichols’ funeral says racism in UK policing could produce similar tragedies The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023
Chelsea Bridge death: family bring test case against police watchdog Exclusive: relatives accuse IOPC of failing to properly investigate Met officers who fired Taser weapon at Oladeji Omishore The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022
Chris Kaba: Family says Rishi Sunak 'doesn't care' after failing to respond to letter The cousin of Chris Kaba has said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ‘doesn’t care about the people’ after Number 10 failed to respond to a letter from the family Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
Dad of man who was Tasered by police and died 'never thought this would happen to me' Oladeji Omishore was believed to be suffering a mental health crisis when he was Tasered multiple times by Met Police before plunging into the River Thames. His father is calling for a criminal and disciplinary investigation. Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022
Thousands take to the streets to protest over deaths in police custody The relatives of Chris Kaba, Oladeji Omishore, Matthew Leahy, Jack Susianta and Leon Patterson delivered a signed letter to Downing Street. The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022
‘Nothing’s changed’: families of people killed in police custody in UK march for justice For 26 years, grieving relatives have been joining the United Friends and Families Campaign rally to call for accountability The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2022
Emotional tributes to 'painful' deaths of Brits in custody as hundreds march on No. 10 In a speech during the rally in support of bereaved families whose relatives have died in custody, the mother of Chris Kaba asked police: “What (were his) last words? Did he ask for me?" Daily Mirror · Oct 29, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 28, 2022 'Our loved ones suffered with mental health but were killed by police' Families across the UK will be attending an annual United Families & Friends Campaign march in London to pay tribute to their loved ones who have died following police contact
Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2022 Watchdog facing legal action threat after Chelsea Bridge death of Oladeji Omishore Relatives of Oladeji Omishore want a judicial review of the decision not to hold a criminal or misconduct investigation in the wake of his death.
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Watchdog facing legal action over death of Black man tasered on Chelsea Bridge Oladeji Omishore died in June after falling into River Thames
The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022 Watchdog facing legal action threat after Chelsea Bridge death Relatives of Oladeji Omishore want a judicial review of the decision not to hold a criminal or misconduct investigation in the wake of his death.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2022 Met officers involved in deaths of black men yet to be interviewed under caution Families voice fury as policemen at centre of high-profile cases remain ‘on full duties’
Daily Mirror · Sep 27, 2022 Family of man who fell in Thames found out he was Tasered by seeing 'horrific' clip online Oladeji Omishore's family say police had given the impression that he had entered the water on his own “volition", but they found out online that he had been Tasered by officers on a bridge
Evening Standard · Sep 27, 2022 Chris Kaba: Firearms officers did not threaten to walk out after shooting, says Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said he has a “dedicated team” who wouldn’t “let down London” by protesting
Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2022 Chris Kaba: Family backs calls for UN investigation following fatal police shooting The unarmed 24-year-old was killed earlier this month following a pursuit in Streatham
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022 Chris Kaba’s family back call for UN to examine police shooting The charity Inquest has submitted details of death of unarmed black man in London to the human rights commissioner
The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2022 Family condemn three-month wait to view Met police video of fatal Taser incident Relatives say delay in seeing bodycam footage of officers using stun gun on Oladeji Omishore at Chelsea Bridge was ‘cruel’
Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2022 Family of man who died after being shot with taser criticise ‘cruel’ wait to see bodycam footage Investigators from the Independent Office for Police Conduct are continuing to examine events around the incident