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Tearful officer denies being ‘trigger happy’, after tasering amputee, 92
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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' ...
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 ...
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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 ...
PC Tasered amputee, 92, in wheelchair, court hears
A 92-year-old care home resident in a wheelchair was sprayed in the face with synthetic pepper spray before being Tasered and ...
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 ...
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Officer who used spray on amputee, 92, at Sussex care home, did not see he was disabled, court told
Pc Stephen Smith, 51, faces trial alongside his colleague Pc Rachel Comotto, 36, for allegedly using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on ...
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 June 2022.
Officer’s decision to spray amputee, 92, was ‘consistent with training’
The care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff.