Cop sacked after he 'lost his temper' and repeatedly Tasered screaming 'vulnerable' man in handcuffs
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA police constable has been sacked after a disciplinary panel found he Tasered a 'suicidal' man four times even though he had been handcuffed.
PC Phillip Smith discharged his stun gun a total of six times at the man following a 999 call in Dukinfield. Today (Wednesday) a police disciplinary panel ruled that that although the first two discharges were appropriate, the last four were fired in temper and were 'not justified'.
PC Smith, a 'response' cop based in Tameside, deployed the weapon when he was scrambled following a 999 call over reports of a concern for the welfare of a 'suicidal' man at his home in Dukinfield in June 2018. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Police body-cam footage played at the hearing showed the officer at the top of the stairs shouting to the man through a closed bedroom door.
The cop is heard saying over the radio that the man had 'barricaded' himself into the bedroom but moments later PC Smith opened the door with the handle and fired his stun gun for the first time at 9.35am, and then a second time three seconds later.
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