Watchdog to investigate man's death hours after arrest
Police were called to reports of a man acting erratically in a street in Bootle on Sunday (06 April)
A watchdog is to investigate the death of a man, hours after he was arrested by Merseyside Police.
Officers were called to reports of a man acting erratically in a street on Sunday morning (06 April), where the arrest took place.
It is understood the man suffered a medical episode and was taken to hospital, where he died a short time later.
Merseyside Police said specialist officers were supporting his family.
Deaths in custody are routinely referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.