Overview

• The officer, celebrating a colleague’s retirement off duty, applied the 'mataleón' neck restraint for about ten minutes to subdue 36-year-old Abderrahim Akkouh in Torrejón de Ardoz.
• Akkouh, who had a history of drug addiction, theft and mental health treatment, died after the restraint led to asphyxiation.
• The judge granted the officer provisional freedom under conditions including passport surrender and weekly check-ins at court.
• Madrid City Council has suspended the officer from duty and opened a disciplinary file pending judicial resolution.
• Investigators await preliminary autopsy results to confirm whether asphyxiation was the sole cause of death.