Spanish police officer arrested over suspect's death
An off-duty police officer has been arrested in Spain after allegedly choking a suspected thief to death in a Madrid suburb.
Authorities said the incident occurred on Tuesday night in Torrejon de Ardoz, just east of the country's capital, after the man had stolen the officer's phone.
Video footage released by Spanish media outlets shows the officer in plain clothes pinning the man to the ground with his arm around the suspect's neck as he waits for on-duty police to arrive.
Several bystanders can be heard in the video pleading with the officer to release his grip.
'You're going to suffocate the guy, man – let go of his neck,' one witness was heard yelling.
'He's not going to run away, just let him go,' another witness says.
When National Police officers arrived at the scene, the suspect was unresponsive.
Emergency services were called but were unable to revive him.
Officials confirmed on social media platform X that a 36-year-old Moroccan man had died by strangulation in Torrejon de Ardoz on Tuesday night.
An autopsy will be carried out to determine his cause of death. Officials confirmed the man's passing in a statement on X. Credit: @112cmadrid / X
Regional political party Mas Madrid demanded an investigation into the 'apparent asphyxiation killing by a police officer'.
'If confirmed, this would be a very serious case of racist police violence resulting in the death of the North African man,' they said.
The Madrid High Court of Justice said the man is being investigated for negligent homicide.
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