A demand for a full inquiry into the death of a Congolese-born man has come from Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin, after the man lost consciousness while being held down outside a Dublin department store, according to Reuters.
According to police, security guards apprehended Sakila on Henry Street last Friday after a suspected shoplifting incident. He stopped responding at the scene and was subsequently declared dead. Sakila was in his 30s and had moved to Ireland when he was very young, according to Reuters.
Footage that spread across social media captured five men holding Sakila face-down on the ground for close to five minutes, with at least one appearing to press a knee against his head or neck at some point during the restraint. Separately, police reported that an elderly man in his 80s sustained injuries while Sakila was trying to escape.