An inquest into the death of 58-year-old John Makai hears that police initially treated him as if he were asleep after drinking, before he was found unresponsive and died. Footage shown to the court depicts officers carrying Makai’s limp body into a holding cell.
The reports from multiple outlets describe the early stages of the inquest and focus on what the officers did and what they observed. While the sources broadly agree on the key sequence—police concern is directed toward a suspected deep drunken sleep, followed by the man being carried into custody and remaining motionless—the outlets do not provide extensive detail beyond the existence and relevance of the video evidence at the start of proceedings. The inquest context is that it is examining the circumstances around Makai’s death, including the response and handling of his condition by police before his death.
