A person discovered useless on the M4 had been arrested hours earlier after being confronted by a self-proclaimed “on-line baby safety workforce”.
Avon and Somerset Police arrested the person on Friday evening after accusations in opposition to him have been stay streamed on social media.
He was launched from custody on police bail on Saturday and later discovered useless on the motorway close to Bristol. He had not been charged with any offences.
A compulsory referral has been made to the Impartial Workplace of Police Conduct as a result of police contact.
Police urged folks to not speculate to respect the privateness of the person’s household.
The group that confronted him additionally requested folks to “permit his household to grieve in a respectful method”.
The motorway was closed for quite a lot of hours whereas officers investigated.
On the time, a police spokesperson stated: “We perceive from witnesses a person in his 40s fell from a top and was subsequently struck by autos travelling between junctions 20 (Almondsbury) and 21 (Awkley).
“The loss of life is being handled as non-suspicious and his subsequent of kin are being provided assist throughout this tough time.
“Our ideas any sympathies stay with them.”
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, 2025-02-24 18:45:00
