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Clay Willey: Prince George

Prince George RCMP Dept: In 2003, Clay Willey, 33, was hog-tied and shocked with two Tasers simultaneously by officers at the Prince George detachment. He died hours later in hospital. Clay Willey died in July 2003 from several heart attacks following his arrest by Prince George RCMP. Facebook, according to CBC. The report from the Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP, which was issued on Tuesday, raises questions about the way police dealt with his arrest and the investigation that followed and the RCMP in B.C. is coming under fire again for the use of Tasers and restraints in the death of a Prince George man, and for the internal investigation conducted after his death. An autopsy later found Willey had cuts, bruises and broken ribs but ultimately died from several heart attacks brought on by a cocaine overdose. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.