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flag A full inquest into Sam Diatta’s 2022 death during a restraint at a York store begins October 20, 2025.

flag A pre-inquest hearing is scheduled for October 20, 2025, in Northallerton, setting the stage for a full inquest into the death of Sam Diatta, a 39-year-old man who died on July 26, 2022, at York Hospital after being restrained at a Mappin & Webb store in York. flag The initial inquest concluded his death resulted from hypertensive heart disease and the effects of restraint. flag North Yorkshire Police investigated, arrested four men, but in July 2023 decided no charges would be filed due to the complexity of medical evidence. flag The Crown Prosecution Service reviewed the case, and Diatta’s family has been informed. flag The full inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding his death.

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