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Officer who used pepper spray on amputee, 92, ‘didn’t see he was disabled’
A police officer who sprayed a 92-year-old amputee with pepper spray didn’t see he was disabled, a court heard. PC Stephen ...
Tearful officer tells court ‘I’m not trigger happy’, after tasering amputee, 92
Police had been called to Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea after Donald Burgess had reportedly threatened staff with ...
Butter knife that led cops to pepper-spray and Taser tragic amputee, 92, as he sat in wheelchair is pictured
THIS is the butter knife that led cops to pepper-spray and Taser a tragic amputee as he sat in his wheelchair, a court heard.
Policewoman who Tasered 92-year-old amputee 'acted within training', court told
A court heard how Donald Burgess, 92, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, was allegedly tasered by a PC Rachel Comotto who said to have 'acted within her training' ...
Officer who used spray on amputee, 92, did not see he was disabled, court told
Pc Stephen Smith is accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at a care home in East Sussex in ...
Use of Taser on 92-year-old was viable, court told
A police officer who Tasered a 92-year-old amputee who threatened to stab care home staff acted within her training, a court ...
Amputee's knife was a threat, accused PC says
The police officer, aged 51, and PC Rachel Comotto are accused of using excessive force on Mr Burgess, who had one leg, at ...
Horrifying moment cops pepper-spray and taser 92-year-old amputee
This is the moment two police officers pepper-sprayed and tasered a 92-year-old amputee who died three weeks later in ...
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PCs laughed about spray use on man, 92, jury hears
Police officers accused of assaulting an East Sussex care home resident joked about having used a full can of Pava spray on him, a court has heard. A jury at Southwark Crown Court watched body ...
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Amputee's knife was a threat, accused PC says
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 ...