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Dublin restraint death probe

Generated from the sources below May 31, 2:13 PM EDT cross-checked sources
Drawn.News visual brief: Death of Congolese man renews scrutiny of race relations in Ireland
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Irish authorities agreed to a second postmortem after Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese man, died following restraint by shop security guards on a Dublin street.

  1. Frame 1Irish government officials plan a second postmortem as Yves Sakila's family and Dublin protesters press for a death inquiry.
  2. Frame 2Sakila, 35, died after shop security guards restrained him on a Dublin street on May 15.
  3. Frame 3Police found him unresponsive after about five minutes of restraint, and An Garda Siochana is investigating.
  4. Frame 4A forensic pathologist from England is due to conduct the independent postmortem this week.
  5. Frame 5Rallies and a Henry Street vigil turned the case into a public test of Irish race relations.
  6. Frame 6The next pressure point is whether investigators explain the restraint, the death, and any accountability that follows.
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May 31, 2:03 PM EDT
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