A MAJOR inquest is to be held into the death of a man who died after being restrained by police.

A jury will hear the inquest into the death of Habib Ullah from December 6. It is expected to last eight days.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission – called in after the July 3 2008 death – will then publish its report on Thames Valley Police’s handling of the case.

Mr Ullah, 39, died after being searched and restrained by police over drug suspicions in Sharrow Vale, High Wycombe. Crack cocaine was later found in his colon and throat.

The family has received the IPCC’s report and will employ a barrister for the inquest, which will seek to establish facts about his death but will not apportion blame.

A vigil will be held outside High Wycombe Police Station on the second anniversary of Mr Ullah’s death from 4pm to 7pm. These have been held since his death.

Family spokesman Saqib Deshmukh said: “Coming up to the second anniversary, we are still finding it hard to come to terms with what happened.

“We are committed to supporting the legal process but, at the same time, come out on July 3 to show police the family are still there and looking for answers.”

Mark Pearson, IPCC spokesman, said: “We have completed the IPCC investigation into Habib Ullah's death and shared our findings earlier this year with Thames Valley Police and the family.

“We have met with the family to explain our findings. We have forwarded our investigation report to HM Coroner. We will not be in a position to make our findings public until the conclusion of a future inquest.”

The family failed in a High Court bid in May 2009 to re-start an investigation by the IPCC into the death.

It heard that Mr Ullah, from Slough, had drug-related convictions and packages of crack cocaine were found in his colon and throat.

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