The Public Prosecution Service has decided not to prosecute anyone for the death of a 38-year-old man, who was briefly detained last year in a police detention center in Breda and became unwell there. This decision was made based on an investigation by the National Criminal Investigation Department.
An extraordinary enforcement officer (boa) found the man in the morning of September 30, 2024, in a park in Breda, and through a check with the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND), it was revealed that he was unlawfully residing in the Netherlands. The man, who had difficulty walking, was then transferred to the Mijkenbroek detention center and placed in a cell with camera observation.
A GGD doctor determined that the man was responsive and that all vital parameters were normal. The intention was to transfer him to the detention center in Rotterdam and deport him to Poland from there. However, when leaving the cell, the man became unwell and fell backward to the ground.
The ambulance personnel who arrived consulted with the GGD doctor, and their findings led to the man being returned to the cell while awaiting the next attempt to transfer him to the detention center.
With Heart Rhythm to Hospital
In the hours that followed, the man was regularly visited by detainee caregivers. During a toilet visit in his cell, the man fell again and remained motionless. Detainee caregivers began resuscitation, and ambulance staff took over. The man was then transported to the hospital in Rotterdam with a heart rhythm, where he died on October 2, 2024.
The National Criminal Investigation Department then conducted extensive research, and a pathological examination was carried out at the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI). Based on all findings, the Public Prosecution Service concludes that none of those involved can be held criminally liable regarding the need for resuscitation and the mans death, and therefore no one will be prosecuted.
