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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 ...
Police were called after Donald Burgess, a wheelchair user, grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff, jurors heard.
TWO cops who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee just weeks before his death 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 ...
The police officer, aged 51, and PC Rachel Comotto are accused of using excessive force on Mr Burgess, who had one leg, at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea in June 2022. PC Smith denies two ...
Two police officers have been found not guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm after a 92-year-old amputee was ...
The jury in the trial of two police officers accused of using excessive force against a 92-year-old amputee have begun their ...
The police officer, aged 51, and PC Rachel Comotto are accused of using excessive force on Mr Burgess, who had one leg, at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea in June 2022. PC Smith denies ...
Pc Stephen Smith, 51, and Pc Rachel Comotto, 36, were accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during a confrontation at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex ...