A MAN with mental health issues was kept in a police cell for 48 hours because there were no beds available, prompting fresh outrage from one the force's most senior officers.
Last year Paul Netherton, Assistant Chief Constable of Devon and Cornwall Police, made national headlines when he used social media to bemoan the lack of facilities to care for mental health patients.
His tweets sparked a huge debate, with the Government eventually promising to crack down on the use of police cells to...
