Police watchdog says it is trying to trace family of Zodoq Obatolah, who was formally identified this month

A vigil is to be held for a man who died falling from his balcony after being Tasered by police in south London, activists have said, as authorities appeal for his family and friends to come forward more than five months after his death.

The police watchdog, which is criminally investigating the actions of two Metropolitan police officers during the incident on 12 April, said it was trying to trace relatives of Zodoq Obatolah, 52, after he was formally identified at an inquest hearing on 1 September.

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