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“Drunk” man had blood clot on brain

West Yorkshire police are to pay £310,000 in compensation to a man who arrested for being drunk when in reality he was suffering from a blood clot on the brain. According to the man’s lawyers, the delay in providing treatment because of the arrest left him with serious brain injuries. The settlement was made out-of-court and the police did not admit liability.

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