«Breaking News» Handcuffed man who fled police two months ago is found in river

The family of a man found dead in a river after he ran away from police still wearing a pair of handcuffs have hit out over the way he died.

Reece Hillier, 22, was found dead in the River Itchen in Southampton on Sunday, more than two months after he got away from officers during a reported drugs probe.

He was found dead, still wearing the handcuffs, suggesting he may have fallen in the water during his escape on January 12.

A family member in her 50s, who asked not to be named, said today: ' It’s a disgrace.  He was allowed to be there for eight weeks and they wouldn't even search for him even though his mother pleaded with them so many times. 

'We just want answers, we want to know why this has happened. It's so upsetting, he was such a lovely boy, to be taken away so young is horrific.' 

Tributes have been placed near the spot where Reece Hillier's body was found in the River Ichen in Southampton. He had been handcuffed by police before he died, it emerged today

Pictured: Tributes to Reece Hillier, whose family are angry at the circumstances of his death

Speaking from his Southampton home, Craig Lawler, 40, who is married to Mr Hillier's 45-year-old mother, Lisa, said today: 'It's a bad time and we're just trying to process what's happened to Reece ourselves.' 

It is unclear whether Mr Hillier fell in the water during his escape from the police, but officers say they are not treating his death as suspicious.

A police spokesman said: 'Initial enquiries suggest the body had been in the water for some time.'

They have not confirmed how near officers were to the river when they detained Mr Hillier. 

Despite the circumstances leading up to Mr Hillier's death, the The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is not investigating, leaving the matter to an internal inquiry by the Hampshire force.

A spokesman for Hampshire Police said: 'We were called at 6.19pm on Sunday 17 March, after the body of a man was located in the River Itchen at Woodmill, Southampton.

'Identification has now taken place and we can confirm that the body is of a 22-year-old man from Southampton.'

Mr Hillier's body was found by a magnet fisherman in the water near Riverside Park, Southampton

Police at the scene after the body was found on Sunday. 

The police spokesman added: 'We can confirm that he was handcuffed, having been detained by police in Southampton on 12 January.

'The death is not being treated as suspicious at this time. An internal review is ongoing and a file is being prepared for the coroner.'

Tributes and flowers have been placed at the side of the river. 

A post-mortem examination took place on Sunday and an inquest will be opened when the body has been formally identified. 

The River Itchen is a 28-mile long fast-flowing chalk-stream river which runs into the Solent. 

It is used as a public water supply and is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest due to its high quality habitats which support a range of protected species including the water vole, otter and white-clawed crayfish. 

 

 

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