DC dies on duty
An investigation has begun after a policewoman collapsed and died on duty in Camden. Detective Constable Adele Cashman, who was 30, died at the Royal Free Hospital after collapsing in Belsize Park Gardens.
Cashman death: Suspects remain in custody
Met police said that a second 17-year-old youth was arrested near the junction of Belsize Grove. A phone was recovered too.
The suspects remain in custody at north and central London police stations.
It appears that during the chase, DC Adele Cashman collapsed in Belsize Park Gardens, NW3.
London Ambulance Service took Adele to the Royal Free Hospital, but she died at 11.10pm.
Her family has been informed and enquiries continue into the circumstances of her death.
Adele joined the Metropolitan Police in 2006 and was stationed at Wandsworth Borough, where she worked as a PC. She transferred to Camden in 2010 as a Detective Constable.
A post-mortem examination will take place on 6th November.
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