A 43-year-old man has died while in police custody.
The Tracadie-Sheila man being arrested twice Sunday morning for knocking on people’s doors while intoxicated, then hours later for trying to break into a house.
While in custody for a second time Mounties say during a routine evening check a guard noticed he was unresponsive. Officers tried to resuscitate him and he was later taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Bathurst police are leading the investigation into the man’s death. His name has not been released.
