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Oldenburg (dpa / lni) - A 19-year-old who collapsed in the custody of the Delmenhorst police died in the hospital.
The young man died on Saturday evening, as the police announced on Sunday.
The authority has started the investigation into the cause of death.
Further details were not initially known.
According to information from the previous day, the man was in critical condition, according to initial information, the officials assumed an accident.
The 19-year-old was brought to the office on Friday evening after a check for possible drug use.
During the control there should have been a dispute.
The man is said to have hit a police officer with his fist, which is said to have used pepper spray.
After the inspection, a standby judge ordered a blood sample at the request of the Oldenburg public prosecutor's office.
While the officers were waiting for a doctor, the 19-year-old was reportedly taken to a detention cell.
Before the doctor's arrival, police officers watched the 19-year-old collapse in the cell via a video surveillance system.
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