September 4, 2008

Sudden death after arrest

There is a concern that a newly discovered syndrome can be the cause of death for many young men who suddenly find themselves arrested by the police. It is being associated with what happens to wild animals when they are caught, which has often been put down to shock.

Research being carried out by Manuel Martinez Selles of Madrid’s Hospital Gregorio Maranon has come to this conclusion after studying the cases of sixty unexplained deaths following arrest by the Spanish police.

The study found that twenty people died at the point of arrest while the rest died within twenty four hours of the arrest.

The exact reason as to why these people died is a mystery, although the conclusion was cardiac arrest. This could be put down to high stress levels which means the body releases chemicals into the blood stream which go on to cause the persons death.

Source [Reuters]