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Smiley Culture died from single self-inflicted stab wound
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 21 March 2011
One time reggae star Smiley Culture died from a single stab wound to the heart, a post-mortem has confirmed. An inquest was told last week that the singer stabbed himself with a kitchen knife when police arrived at his house.
As previously reported, the ‘Police Officer’ singer died during a police raid on his Surrey home last week. The singer, real name David Emmanuel, who enjoyed most success as a performer in the early eighties, was due to face drugs charges this week. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is already investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
A relative of the singer told reporters late last week: “As a family we are in a state of shock and confusion and we are determined to search for the truth of what happened. My uncle David Emmanuel is now dead. He was a father, an uncle, a friend and a mentor to many and is a British icon who died under the most peculiar of circumstances”.
Speaking for the IPCC, Mike Franklin responded: “I send my condolences to Mr Emmanuel’s family and friends. I understand their concerns and am under no illusion about the seriousness of this case, its impact on them and the wider community. Many of the questions that I know Mr Emmanuel’s family and friends have are exactly what we will be examining as part of this investigation”.
