Disabled man, 92, pepper-sprayed and tasered by police had told care home workers 'I'm going to murder you', court hears

'I’m not trigger happy’, tearful officer accused of tasering amputee, 92, tells court

A police officer broke down in tears as she said she was "not a trigger-happy officer" and only fired 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 a serrated knife.

Police officer followed training when pepper spraying 92-year-old amputee

A police officer's decision to use an incapacitant spray on a 92-year-old amputee in a wheelchair was consistent with his training, a court has heard.

UK Police Taser One-Legged 92-Year-Old Man Armed With Butter Knife in Care Home

Two police officers in East Sussex are facing assault charges after using pepper spray and a Taser on 92-year-old Donald Burgess—an elderly man with one leg—inside his care home. Once again, Britain’s two-tier policing system [...] The post UK Police Taser One-Legged 92-Year-Old Man Armed With Butter Knife in Care Home appeared first on The People's Voice.

Cops Use Pepper Spray And Taser To Disarm Elderly Knife-Wielding Amputee - LEO Talk Show

The Tampa Free Press will publish the LEO Round Table talk show five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. Warning: The video below contains scenes of violence and language. If you are in an app and the video isn’t displayed below, please click here on Cops and Crime to watch. 00:00 Intro03:28 Trump Admin to pay $5 million to the estate of Ashli Babbitt13:03 […] Cops Use Pepper Spray And Taser To Disarm Elderly Knife-Wielding Amputee – LEO Talk…

Officer who used spray on amputee did not see he was disabled, court told

Donald Burgess who threatened to stab care home staff had “ample opportunity” to drop his knife before officers sprayed and tasered him, a court has heard.