Police Excessive Force Against Elderly
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- Charlie RoseBBC
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Burgess was taken to hospital after the incident, where he contracted Covid and died 22 days later, but the officers were not held responsible for his death.
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A disciplinary panel has found that police officers Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto used excessive force when they Tasered a 92-year-old dementia patient with a leg amputation at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea. The incident occurred in June 2022 after the resident, Donald Burgess, threatened staff with a dinner knife. Despite being acquitted of assault charges last year, both officers were found guilty…
PCs who Tasered amputee, 92, used excessive force →Two police officers in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, have been dismissed for gross misconduct after they used excessive force against a 92-year-old dementia patient during an incident at Park Beck care home in June 2022. The officers, PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto, employed tactics including pepper-spray, baton strikes, and Tasering within 83 seconds of entering the room where the pensioner, Donald…
Two police officers who Tasered and pepper-sprayed disabled pensioner, 92, in care home are sacked for using 'excessive force' →Two police officers were fired after using a Taser and baton on a 92-year-old wheelchair-bound amputee who held a cutlery knife. Bodycam footage showed that the officers used excessive force, leading to a misconduct hearing where they were found guilty of inappropriate actions. One officer jokingly referenced the incident on social media, further impacting public trust in policing. The elderly man later died from…
Two police officers who used a Taser and baton on 92-year-old amputee sacked →Analysis
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Burgess was taken to hospital after the incident, where he contracted Covid and died 22 days later, but the officers were not held responsible for his death.
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6 Oct Two police officers who used a Taser and baton on 92-year-old amputee sackedTwo police officers were fired after using a Taser and baton on a 92-year-old wheelchair-bound amputee who held a cutlery knife. Bodycam footage showed that the officers used excessive force, leading to a misconduct hearing where they were found guilty of inappropriate actions. One officer jokingly referenced the incident on social media, further impacting public trust in policing. The elderly man later died from…Evening Standard
6 Oct Two police officers who Tasered and pepper-sprayed disabled pensioner, 92, in care home are sacked for using 'excessive force'Two police officers in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, have been dismissed for gross misconduct after they used excessive force against a 92-year-old dementia patient during an incident at Park Beck care home in June 2022. The officers, PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto, employed tactics including pepper-spray, baton strikes, and Tasering within 83 seconds of entering the room where the pensioner, Donald…Daily Mail
6 Oct PCs who Tasered amputee, 92, used excessive forceA disciplinary panel has found that police officers Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto used excessive force when they Tasered a 92-year-old dementia patient with a leg amputation at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea. The incident occurred in June 2022 after the resident, Donald Burgess, threatened staff with a dinner knife. Despite being acquitted of assault charges last year, both officers were found guilty…BBC
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