Police officers battled in vain to save a man's life after he stopped breathing during a struggle in a graveyard.
Paul Lewis, 42, died after officers tried to restrain him at St Mary & John Church in Cowley, Oxford, on March 14, an inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court heard.
Pc Sandra Timms saw Mr Lewis talking to himself and asked if he was feeling okay. Seconds later Mr Lewis, a diagnosed schizophrenic, began punching her.
Colleague Pc Rupert Jones raced to her aid and wrestled with Mr Lewis.
After a struggle, Pc Jones dragged Mr Lewis to the ground and both officers knelt on top of him and strapped on handcuffs.
But less than a minute later he had stopped breathing and turned purple.
For full details, see Thursday's Oxford Mail.
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