Apology

The IPCC has removed two press releases about the case of Sean Rigg from its website. This has been done at the request of Sean Rigg's family who have raised concerns about the misleading wording of the releases. The releases stated that Sean was "taken to Brixton police station but became unwell and was taken to hospital where he subsequently died at 9.24pm."

This should have read that Sean was "taken to Brixton police station where he was given CPR. He was then taken to hospital where he was formally pronounced dead at 9.24pm." The original releases also referred to Sean having been arrested for assault. This should have read "alleged assault".

The IPCC apologises for the distress this has caused to Sean Rigg's family.