Met police officer faces new hearing over death of mentally ill black man

Fresh misconduct proceedings will be held into senior officer cleared over death of Kevin Clarke in south London

A senior police officer cleared of misconduct over the high-profile death of a mentally ill black man is to face fresh disciplinary proceedings because of failings in the original case, the Observer can reveal.

After a misconduct meeting last year the officer - who has not been named - was told they had no case to answer" over the death of Kevin Clarke, who was restrained by up to seven officers in south London in 2018.