BREAKING: PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith has been cleared of assaulting retired Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson.
PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith has been cleared of assaulting retired Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson.Atkinson, 48, was killed after being tasered for six times longer than standard, before he was kicked in the head whilst he was arrested.after he was convicted of the manslaughter of Mr Atkinson.
The 32-year-old told the jury she had used her baton lawfully as a last resort as she desperately tried to control Mr Atkinson, who she said was ‘actively resisting and trying to get up’ at the scene in Meadow Close, Trench.Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson died after being tasered Birmingham Crown Court heard how Mr Atkinson suffered a cardiac arrest after Monk used a Taser on him for 33 seconds. The standard length of use is five seconds.
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