ANGRY members of the Somali community staged a protest to demand answers after a 22-year-old man died during a police raid.

Around 200 friends and family of Nuur Saeed gathered at Plumstead police station on February 4 to remember a man described as a "truly blessed individual".

Mr Saeed died on January 24 two weeks after sustaining head injuries when he fell from a second-storey flat on Sandbach Place, Woolwich, after officers entered the property.

A top-level external investigation has been launched by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) to investigate how Mr Saeed fell and whether officers followed correct procedure.

CCTV footage which captured Mr Saeed in mid-flight is being examined by investigators but the image quality is poor.

The Met Police has refused to say why Plumstead officers obtained a search warrant for the address while the inquiry is ongoing.

One of Mr Saeed's friends, 20-year-old Zahra Mohamed, described how news of his death left the Somali community stunned.

She said: "Nobody could believe it. Nuur was a good person, never in trouble with police and everyone loved him from children to old ladies.

"He was a truly blessed individual."

Mr Saeed was an active member of the community and worked on a youth project set up three years ago to help the Somali population in the borough to get jobs and training.

Hassan Ali, 25, who knew Mr Saeed from the project, said: "I saw him a couple of hours before the fall.

"The next time I saw him he was in a coma.

"I've spoke to Nuur's family and they are very angry there have not been any answers to how he died yet."

Mr Saeed was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, by air ambulance.

He was transferred to King's College Hospital where he died on January 24.

An inquest was opened and adjourned on January 27.