You can read the whole story at the Guardian…..my two cents is, I listened to his music (still do), but I didn’t know much about the events that occurred two years ago. But my family does…..and they don’t believe this inquest at all. For those familiar with the story: what are your thoughts?
Reggae star Smiley Culture died from a self-inflicted stab wound to the chest during a police raid at his home, an inquest jury has found.
Surrey coroner Richard Travers said he would make a report to the Metropolitan police on changes or improvements to the supervision of a prisoner at their home during a search.
The 48-year-old singer, real name David Emmanuel, died from a single stab wound to the heart while police executed a search warrant at his Surrey home on 15 March 2011.
The jury of five men and six women took 12 hours and 52 minutes to reach their majority verdict on Tuesday.
The jury foreman said: “David Victor Emmanuel took his own life. Although the tragic events of 15 March 2011 were unforeseeable, giving one officer the responsibility of supervising Mr Emmanuel and at the same time the premises search book was a contributory factor in his death.”
