Three Met Police officers to face hearings following reinvestigation into Kevin Clarke’s death
Factual summary of a published IOPC investigation, covering the incident, key findings and outcome.
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- Published
- 2023-08-03
- Investigation type
- independent
- Force involved
- Metropolitan Police Service
What was investigated
Three Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers will face proceedings for gross misconduct or gross incompetence following a reinvestigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Kevin Clarke in south-east London. Clarke was restrained by MPS officers on 9 March 2018 and died in hospital the same day.
Key findings
- Two police constables have cases to answer for gross misconduct.
- One police sergeant is subject to gross incompetence proceedings.
- A fourth officer is subject to the reflective practice review process.
- The restraint used by MPS officers was one of the contributing factors to Clarke's death.
- An inquest determined Clarke died due to acute behavioural disturbance and cardiac arrest.
Outcome
The case was found not proven against the two police constables on 22 January 2025.
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Last reviewed: 13 July 2026 · Next review due: 13 January 2027
This is a factual summary of a report published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Individuals are referred to exactly as the source report anonymises them. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with the IOPC · Summarised 2026-07-13.