Reply #17: "Dubai death Briton Lee Brown 'choked on vomit'"

[muriel_volestrangler]

A British tourist died in police custody in Dubai after choking on his own vomit, officials have said.

Lee Brown, 39, of east London, was arrested at the Burj Al Arab hotel after being accused of physically and verbally abusing a female staff member.

The UK has called for an inquiry amid reports he was assaulted by officers.

But the claim was denied by an unnamed police official quoted by local media and Dubai's attorney general said the force followed the "highest standards".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13085398

I'd like to see a truly independent post-mortem carried out.