Overview

• Metropolitan Police say officers tried to stop a vehicle of interest on Pretoria Road at about 12:52am, pursued it for roughly 60 seconds, then lost sight before finding it had crashed on The Roundway.
• Fakana, 19, was a passenger who suffered significant injuries, received immediate first aid and died in hospital shortly after; his next of kin have been informed.
• The 19-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of failing to stop and dangerous driving and remains in custody, with no other injuries reported.
• The force has notified its Directorate of Professional Standards and the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which is standard when a death follows police contact.
• Fakana returned to the UK in July after a royal pardon in Dubai following a one-year sentence over a relationship with a 17-year-old, and campaign group Detained in Dubai confirmed his death.