Two Sussex Police officers have been sacked after a panel ruled they used excessive force when Tasering 92-year-old amputee Donald Burgess. PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto were sacked without notice for gross misconduct after using a Taser, PAVA spray and a baton on 92-year-old Donald Burgess. The officers were called to an EastContinue reading “Excessive Force, Lifetime Ban: No Excuse For Failing A Duty Of Care”
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POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY
A British Transport Police (BTP) officer who grabbed a teenage fare dodger by the throat and put her in a headlock has been found guilty of assault by beating. CCTV footage shows Adrian Young, 48, violently restraining the 15-year-old girl by holding her in a headlock for 30 seconds. In September of last year, PCContinue reading “POLICE OFFICER FOUND GUILTY”
Southport Councillor’s Wife Lucy Connolly Mistreated In Prison
Lucy Connolly has been mistreated by prison officers who have handcuffed and stripped her of privileges, Richard Tice has claimed. Reform UK’s deputy leader claimed Connolly was ‘manhandled without provocation’ after visiting her today at HMP Peterborough, where she is serving a 31-month sentence for posting a racist tweet in the wake of the SouthportContinue reading “Southport Councillor’s Wife Lucy Connolly Mistreated In Prison”
