A Metropolitan Police officer who tasered a 10-year-old girl 'threatening a woman with garden shears and a hammer' at her home should face gross misconduct proceedings, a watchdog has ruled.
Scotland Yard's own review cleared the police officer of wrongdoing over the incident in January last year, with the force saying four days later that 'no misconduct was identified'.
Well, no, indeed. What else was he supposed to use? Belting her with an ASP would likely have done more damage...
'Our investigation into this matter has concluded and we have found a Metropolitan Police Service officer has a case to answer for gross misconduct in relation to the tasering of a 10-year-old girl,' a spokeswoman for the IOPC told the broadcaster. It is believed that the schoolgirl is the youngest person in the UK to have been hit with a taser, that deploys 50,000 volts to its target.
I think they forgot to add 'So far'...
The Met Police told Sky News that the watchdog's ruling was in relation to the officer's use of force against the girl, and that a misconduct hearing would be held on a date that will be confirmed later.
What's changed?
Details of the shocking events were reported in March last year after a complaint was passed to the IOPC by the girl's family.
*speechless*
3 comments:
I wonder if this complaint by the girl's family will be supported by the woman being threatened with the garden shears and a hammer?
Penseivat
I'd have sent gamestress Julia to track the officer down and take him out.
"I wonder if this complaint by the girl's family will be supported by the woman being threatened..."
It's probably her that put in the complaint!
"I'd have sent gamestress Julia to track the officer down and take him out."
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