Police slam custody death film

A BRITISH police force has complained after CCTV footage of a former paratrooper choking to death while handcuffed and in their custody was shown on television last night.

Christopher Alder, aged 37, died with his trousers around his ankles at Queen’s Gardens police station, Hull, in April, 1998, after being arrested for breach of the peace.

The footage, described as “very disturbing” by programme producers, was shown in a documentary in BBC1’s Rough Justice series last night.