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Man dies after arrest in Brunswick
Homicide Squad launches investigation
Brunswick Voice
A MAN who was arrested in Brunswick on Friday night has died, triggering a Homicide Squad investigation.
The 43-year-old Brunswick man never recovered after becoming unresponsive shortly after he had been arrested.
Police officers were called to the intersection of Sydney Road and Albert Street about 9.30pm on Friday to assist paramedics who were with the man.
He was arrested and was placed in an ambulance but became unresponsive on his way to hospital.
He died on Tuesday night.
Detectives from the Homicide Squad will investigate the incident with oversight from Professional Standards Command, as is standard practice where someone dies after being taken into police custody.
Anyone with further information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Praise for ‘good Samaratins’
Meanwhile, police have praised two ‘good Samaratins’ who rescued a young child and an adult from fast-flowing waters in the Moonee Ponds Creek on Monday morning.
The six-year-old girl slipped and fell into the creek trail on Owen Street in Brunswick West about 10am.
A family friend jumped into save the child but both were swept away by the rapid current.
They were spotted by a passing cyclist and jogger who dragged them both from the water near the Brunswick Road overpass
Both rescuers left the area before emergency services arrived. The adult and girl received treatment at the scene from ambulance officers for minor injuries.
Correction: An earlier version of this story said the incident in Sydney Road took place at 9.30am. It has been corrected to say 9.30pm.
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