London man who died after being shot with Taser was holding firelighter

Watchdog says police statement suggesting Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore was armed with a screwdriver' is incorrect

A man who died after falling into the River Thames following a confrontation with police who repeatedly fired a Taser at him was carrying a firelighter, and not a screwdriver as previously claimed, the police watchdog has said.

The man came face to face with police who were called to reports of a disturbance on Chelsea Bridge, London, just after 9am on 4 June.