Man injured while being transported to court - Dyfed-Powys Police, April 2019

On 1 April 2019, a Dyfed-Powys Police officer was transporting a man from custody to Llanelli Magistrates’ Court. During his transport, the man exited the police van and suffered injuries, which included a fractured skull.

IOPC investigators attended the scene and conducted door-to-door enquiries which identified a number of witnesses and sources of CCTV footage. Statements were obtained from police officers and members of the public.

During the investigation there was no indication that any police officer had behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings or committed a criminal offence but two officers will attend a debrief to consider the risks associated with transporting a detainee alone.

Having considered all the evidence, it is not possible to say how the man left the vehicle as the sequence of events is too unclear.

Our investigation was paused while Dyfed-Powys Police carried out their criminal investigation and was completed in March 2020.