Fatal altercation in Bern –
A Swiss man dies in a bar after being tackled to the ground
A sixty-year-old man lost his life last Thursday in Büren an der Aare (BE) after being restrained by two security officers.
Published today at 12:06 p.m.
The bar customer died on the spot despite the measures taken by rescuers to resuscitate him after the altercation. (Pretext photo)
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The customer of a bar in Büren an der Aare, in the canton of Bern, died on Thursday evening shortly after being restrained by two agents from a security company. This 62-year-old Swiss man had previously verbally and physically harassed people in this public establishment.
The two agents from a private security company first asked this man to leave the premises. When he refused, they used pepper spray and put the man on the ground. It was following this tackle that the client lost consciousness.
The man died on the spot despite rescuers’ efforts to resuscitate him. The cause of death is currently unclear, the Bernese cantonal police and the Bernese Jura-Seeland Public Prosecutor’s Office announced on Monday. An investigation is underway.
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