asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) if he will list in the Official Reportthe names of all persons who have died whilst in police custody since 1970, the police station where they died, the date of their death, and the cause of death as stated on the death certificate:(2) if he will publish in the
Official Report the number of persons who have died whilst in police custody each year since 1970, indicating for each year the number who died of natural causes, suicide and non-natural causes, and breaking down the last category into deaths by misadventure, accidental death, open verdict, manslaughter, and other relevant classifications.
Only one person has died whilst in police custody in Notrhern Ireland since 1 January 1970. He was Brian Maguire, who was found dead in his cell at the Royal Ulster Constabulary station at Castlereagh on 10 May 1978. A post mortem established the cause of death as hanging. A date for an inquest into the death has yet to be fixed by the coroner