Woman died in police cell after ‘tense and dangerous’ police callout in Rakaia, Canterbury

Police are investigating the death of a woman who harmed herself with a weapon and was tasered by officers before being found dead in a cell. The incident occurred in Rakaia, where authorities responded to reports of an intoxicated woman threatening harm to herself and others, leading to her arrest and subsequent assessment at the Christchurch Custody Suite.

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