The death of the Big Apple|The arrest situation led to the death of a person in Iso Omena in January 2023. On Wednesday, the district court dismissed the charges against the guards.
Security industry CEO of the company Securitas Jarmo Mikkonen according to the district court’s decision in the case of Iso Omena’s death was desirable from the point of view of the guards.
Six security guards were initially suspected of manslaughter when a 35-year-old woman died during an arrest in a shopping center in January 2023. The district court of Länsi-Uusimaa rejected on Wednesday charges against all guards. The judgment is not yet final.
“A very shocking case”, Mikkonen emphasizes.
Mikkonen says that Securitas has not yet had time to thoroughly study the court’s decision.
“For the employees, the decision was of course desirable.”
To death in the situation that led to the arrest, the guards had forced the woman to lie on her stomach on the ground. The woman resisted being held.
The woman died of cardiac arrest. According to the court, first aid measures were started when the woman was found unconscious.
Professor of criminal law at the University of Helsinki Kimmo Nuotio stated that he considers the court’s decision to be clear and consistent, because, for example, the connection between the actions of the guards and the cardiac arrest was not proven.
According to the medical report, the death was probably due to a sudden cardiac cause. The statement states that lying on the stomach for several minutes can in some cases adversely affect the heart’s function.
According to Nuotio, it is not likely that the case would proceed to the Court of Appeal.
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