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Gareth Myatt died at the age of 15 just three days into his sentence at Rainsbrook Secure Training Center in Northamptonshire. He died from choking on his own sick. He was being held down by three members of staff at the facility. He refused to clean a sandwich toaster and the officers restrained him. After his death there was a five week inquest into why he died. They found that his death was an accident.

Conviction
He was convicted of stealing a bottle of beer and assualting a residential social worker at a children's unit. For his crime he was sentenced to a 12 month detention and training order. Six months of this sentence was set to be done at the privatly run Rainsbrook Secure Training Center.

Death
Gareth had only been in the dention center for three days when he was told to clean a sandwich toaster by a member of staff. Gareth refused to clean it and a row developed. He told one of the guards to "fuck off". At his he was ordered to go to his room which he did. Shortly afterly the guard he had told to fuck off - Mr. Beadnall entered his room. Mr beadnall began to remove items from Gareth's room inclduing a bit of paper with Gareths mother number on it. At this point gareth lashed out. According to Mr. Beadnall's statment gareth strike him. At this Mr.Beadnall restrainted him. Two other officers applied the restraint technique known as a double-seated embrace. The exact details of which officer was where is unknown as there statments contrdict each others.

Whilst in the restrain Gareth proceeded to defecate and then be sick. And then became unconscious. It was not untill the duty manager Mr. Reynolds entered the room the three officers released the restraint and started to treat the situation as a medical issue that it had become. Within minutes he was dead.

Inquest into his death
AS a result of his death three different inquests were undertaken. One inquest by the Youth Justice Board found that the double ceated embrace which has previously been approved for use was disbanded and they have not used it sinse on youth prisoners.

However they also found that if the youth justice board (YJB) had carried out adequate safety checks into the type of restraints staff were using at the facility then perhaps he would still be alive.