The Brixton riots of 1995 began on 13 December after the death of a black 26-year-old, Wayne Douglas, in police custody.
[1] Trouble broke out after what had been a peaceful protest outside the Brixton Police Station where the death occurred.
[2] The then-Deputy Prime Minister, Michael Heseltine, condemned the riots and said "efforts to improve Brixton would continue".
[2] Although the post-mortem on Douglas revealed that he had died of heart failure, the inquest into his death showed that he had been held face-down with his hands cuffed behind his back on four occasions.
[6] The riot later developed into what police called "sporadic pockets of trouble in the area around Brixton town centre".
[3] It quotes Harold Douglas, 39, as saying: Last night happened because the only time a black man is seen and listened to is when he comes out on the street...They cause a million pounds of damage and then people start taking notice.
[3] At a news conference at the time, Metropolitan Police Commissioner Paul Condon is quoted to have said: It was not Brixton rioting last night.
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