Irish authorities have given their approval for a second autopsy to be performed on the body of Yves Sakila.
The 35-year-old Congolese man, a suspected shoplifter, died after being subdued by security guards at a store on a street in Dublin, the Irish capital.
He was pursued and then pinned to the ground for approximately five minutes until police arrived and found him unresponsive in the city center on May 15. His death sparked outrage and comparisons to the death of George Floyd.
A British forensic pathologist is scheduled to conduct an independent autopsy on Yves Sakila this week, while the police, An Garda Síochána, lead the investigation. Part of the incident was filmed and shared on social media.
Protesters organized several rallies and held a vigil on Saturday on Henry Street, near Arnotts, the department store in question. Part of the incident was filmed and shared on social media.
Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of Congo, travelled to Dublin last week to meet with representatives of the family and Irish officials.
Yves Sakila had already been convicted of theft and was living in a homeless shelter.
