TWO cops who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee just weeks before his death have been cleared of assault.

The jury in the trial of two police officers who Pava-sprayed and tasered a 92-year-old amputee while responding to a call at ...

Police officers accused of assaulting an East Sussex care home resident joked about having used a full can of Pava spray on ...

The police officer, aged 51, and PC Rachel Comotto are accused of using excessive force on Mr Burgess, who had one leg, at ...

Two police officers who sprayed synthetic pepper spray and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee in a care home have been found not ...

A police officer told a court she is “not a trigger happy officer” as she defended firing her Taser at a 92-year-old amputee ...

The officers were accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at a care home in East Sussex in June ...

The jury in the trial of two police officers accused of using excessive force against a 92-year-old amputee have begun their ...

Pc Stephen Smith is accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at a care home in East Sussex in June 2022.

Two police officers who used a Taser and synthetic pepper spray on a one-legged 92-year-old man have been cleared of assault.

Breaking down in tears, Pc Rachel Comotto said she believed using the device was the safest way to “protect” Donald Burgess from being struck again with a baton by her colleague, who had also ...

PCs Stephen Smith, 51, and Rachel Comotto, 36 ... spray into Mr Burgess's face and struck his wrist with a baton, with PC Comotto deploying her Taser, all within a minute and 23 seconds of ...