THIS is the terrifying moment a police officer chokes a suspected phone thief to death as onlookers beg him to stop.
The 58-year-old Spanish cop was out for dinner with a friend on Tuesday when the alleged thief stole his phone in northeastern Madrid.
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Disturbing footage shows the moment the off-duty officer chased the suspect down the street then slammed him to the ground and held him in a chokehold.
In a desperate attempt to stop him from killing the alleged thief, locals are heard calling: “please let him breathe”.
“You’re going to suffocate the guy, man. Let go of his neck,” one shouts.
Another can be heard saying: “He’s not going to run away. Just let him go.”
Ignoring their pleas, the officer continues to press down on the man’s neck before police and paramedics arrived at the scene.
But despite medics’ attempt at saving him, he was soon pronounced dead after suffering from cardia arrest.
Emergency services confirmed in a statement that a 36-year-old man had died of asphyxiation despite 30 minutes desperately trying to resuscitate the…
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