Christopher Alderâs ordeal caught on CCTV After his arrest Christopher Alder was taken to a police station. Christopher Alder's death in a Hull police station made headlines, when CCTV showed him gasping for air as officers joked around him. The original production ended with real-life CCTV footage of Alder's death. Christopher Alder In 1998 Christopher Alder a former British army paratrooper was injured during a fight and ended up in hospital. Christopher Alder choked to death at a police station in 1998. JUSTICE FOR CHRISTOPHER ALDER Christopher Alder was Born in Hull on the 25th of June 1960. It is believed that this CCTV evidence may potentially contain new information that could re-open the Christopher Alder case. including witness statements, medical reports, inquest transcripts, CCTV footage, local and national polices and working practices. Janet Alder Interview June 2020 - Christopher Alder death in police custody UK - #blacklivesmatter #BlackLivesMatter Janet Alder, sister to Christopher Alder, talks to Lud Ramsey about her experiences of fighting for justice for her brother, after he died in police custody in 1998. On arrival at the police station Christopher was dragged, handcuffed and semi-conscious, and placed on the floor of the custody suite where the CCTV videoed events. Case study: Christopher Alder CCTV footage of a manâs death in police custody shattered the lives of his family. Review findings Christopher Alder, a black man aged 37, died on the floor of the custody suite at Queen's Gardens police station in Hull during the early hours of 1 April 1998. The Falklands veteran died in April 1998 handcuffed and face down on the floor of a Hull police station surrounded by police officers, after choking on his own vomit. Christopher Alder was 37 when he died on the floor of a police station in Hull with officers standing around him making racist monkey noises, yet so few have heard of his story. Transcripts from the CCTV in the police station heard one of the policeman saying that Christopher Alder had been 'doing dying swan acts' at the hospital. Alder however had died in police custody, footage of which was captured on CCTV. As Alder murmured and gurgled âI canât breatheâ, the camera recorded five officers sitting on him laughing and joking. The Justice for Christopher Alder Campaign is seeking solidarity and financial support to secure the professional and Independent transcription of those CCTV tapes. Christopher Alder, 37, of Hull, died at Queenâs Gardens police station in Hull in April 1998. This inclusion is controversial, the The effect is less visceral but nonetheless very sobering. He had been arrested by police and was handcuffed face down. Photo:Christopher Alder an ex paratrooper who died in a police station in Hull on 1 April 1998. Credit Alder family hand out. During the course of more than 10 A later Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation ruled that four of the policemen present at the time were guilty of 'most serious neglect of duty'. As a Nigerian growing up in predominantly white Hull in the 1970s and 80s, Christopher Alder's early life and upbringing alone would have made a compelling addition to our collection of African Stories in Hull and East Yorkshire. CCTV footage taken from the police station showed the 37 year-old father of two gasping for air as officers chatted and At the age of 16 he joined the British Army in the Parachute Regiment, and served his country for 6 years on a tour of The black former soldier choked to death in handcuffs on the floor of a British police station in 1998. Credit Alder family hand out. It took 11 ⦠There, he was left lying on the ground facedown, with his hands cuffed behind his back. The five experienced officers responsible for 37-year-old Christopher Alder were convinced he was play-acting or "doing the dying swan", as one of ⦠Christopher Alder died on a police station floor A black former paratrooper who choked to death on a police station floor was the victim of "unwitting racism", an official review found yesterday. Ultraviolence delves into the deaths of these men in upsetting detail, showing CCTV footage of both Paul Coker and Christopher Alder in their final moments, as they lay dying on the floor. Here, there is a simple photographic dedication to him. His last minutes of life were captured on cctv. The father-of-two had been arrested in hospital, where he was being treated for a banged head following a scuffle outside a hotel. The footage of Alder in the cell surrounded by officers appears to reveal the A police officer, filmed on CCTV, said that he was âfaking itâ. He was arrested for a breach of the peace and taken to Queens Gardens police station in Hull. Then he is seen ⦠family feels â I watched my brother die in police custody Christopher Alder died while in police custody at Queenâs Gardens Police Station in Kingston upon Hull. Home Department written statement â made 27th March 2006 In April 2004 my predecessor required the Independent Police Complaints Commission (), under section 79(1) of the Police Act 1996, to undertake a review of the circumstances surrounding the death of Mr. Christopher Alder.. In the case of Rough Justice, viewers see some indistinct CCTV footage of Christopher Alder being brought into the police station. The black former soldier choked to death in handcuffs on the floor of a British police station in 1998. The inquest in 2000 decided that Christopher Alder, a 37-year-old father of two,had been unlawfully killed.