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The police have issued a statement alleging that as Mr. Lapite was acting suspiciously, an attempt was made to arrest him. A struggle ensued during which Lapite was injured. He collapsed and died after being placed in a police van. The police version of events is being contested by Lapite's family who say that bruises and marks on his body were consistent with a beating.
Following Lapite's death, 200 people demonstrated outside Stoke Newington police station.
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