Edir Frederico Da Costa death: Protests in east London

Six police officers have been injured and four people arrested in a protest over the death of a Edir Frederico Da Costa.

The protests happened outside Stratford bus station and Forest Gate police station in east London.

Campaigners claim Edir Frederico Da Costa (known by friends as Edson), 25, broke his neck and suffered head and other injuries after he was stopped in a car by Met officers.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said a preliminary post-mortem examination, carried out on Thursday, indicated there were no spinal injuries caused by police.

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