Andre Moura's partner says he was 'not normal' and 'scared of his own shadow' on night of his death following arrest
The partner of a dad-of-four who died after being restrained by the police has said he was 'paranoid' and was 'scared of his own shadow' prior to the officers who arrested him arriving.
Today Mr Moura's partner Catia Regueria gave evidence at an inquest into his death being heard before a jury at South Manchester Coroner's Court in Stockport. When asked by the Coroner why she had initially rang the police she said: "I hoped he would stop, stop his behaviour as I hadn't had any sleep that night."
She described him remaining outside the property on Seventh Avenue 'staring' at it from across the street, saying on one occasion he 'scared' a delivery driver who came to drop off a takeaway for her and the children. "I didn't know what to do" she said, adding: "He was that paranoid. Scared of his own shadow."
Asked if she was aware of what was happening outside she said: "I didn't see anything. I had the TV on, I didn't know what was happening. I didn't really hear anything. I didn't even realise what happened until they knocked on my door. In footage from a number of officer's body-worn cameras already played to the jury, Mr Moura can be seen calmly talking to officers before he is told he going to be arrested and a struggle then ensures.
He said as Mr Moura was moving, his first attempt hit a colleague and during the second attempt the spray simply made contact with the side of Mr Moura's head and not his eyes which is where he said it has to be aimed in order to be effective. PC Hudson was questioned on what training he had received on what to look out for in relation to acute behavioural disturbance and 'positional asphyxia.'
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