"You love that f***ing Taser!": 'Suicidal' man screamed in agony when he was repeatedly Tasered by a cop after he had been handcuffed

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A police officer repeatedly Taser a 'suicidal man' at his home even after he had been handcuffed. Body-cam footage played at a police disciplinary hearing showed PC Phillip Smith fire the stun gun six times during a swoop at the man's home, four of them after he had been handcuffed, in June 2018.

The Tactical Aid Unit officer was convicted of common assault over the incident in 2019 and today (Monday) the cop was facing a disciplinary hearing where he is contesting allegations his actions amounted to 'gross misconduct' to save his career. Join our WhatsApp Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link Charles Apthorp, a barrister representing Greater Manchester's Chief Constable, told the disciplinary hearing PC Smith and other officers weren't responding to reports of a crime but to reports that a man was 'suicidal'.

The barrister said the officer had fired the Taser stun gun six times, twice in the man's bedroom and then four more times after he had been handcuffed in the porch of his home and then on the lawn in front of the property in Dukinfield, Tameside.

A series of clip was shown to the hearing showing footage taken from the body-cams of PC Smith and other colleagues. The video played at the hearing starts when police were at the top of the stairs at the home, and PC Smith can be heard saying over his radio that the man had 'barricaded himself in the bedroom'.