Man who died during Levin arrest named

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A man who collapsed and died while he was being arrested in a Levin block of flats has been named by police.

The death of Godfrey Easton, 65, during his arrest for disorderly behaviour is under investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Authority.

Police were called to the block of seven flats in Bristol St after reports of disorderly behaviour about 6.30pm on Wednesday.

Mr Easton collapsed soon after two officers told him he would be arrested.

An ambulance was called and Mr Easton was placed in the recovery position.

However, his condition deteriorated and ambulance staff were unable to revive him.

A post-mortem examination will be carried out to establish the cause of death.

Investigation head Senior Sergeant Phil Skoglund earlier said he was unable to go into details about the disorderly behaviour incident because the matter was still being investigated.

"The police are conducting an investigation into the matter until we're able to clarify what the cause of death was.''

Mr Skoglund said police were still at the address and inquiries were still ongoing.