A 92-year-old care home resident in a wheelchair was sprayed in the face with synthetic pepper spray before being Tasered and hit with a baton by police officers, a jury has been told.

Pensioner Donald Burgess was tasered, pepper-sprayed and beaten with a baton by two police officers after he was seen poking ...

Mr Burgess was sitting in his wheelchair holding a small serrated cutlery knife when the officers entered, Prosecutor Paul Jarvis KC told the jury. Paul Jarvis KC then told the jury that instead of ...

when staff called police on 21 June 2022 after they failed to persuade him to hand over the knife, which had a specially adapted handle. Paul Jarvis KC, prosecuting, told jurors the officers made ...

Prosecutor Paul Jarvis KC told the jury that Mr Burgess was sitting in his wheelchair holding a small serrated cutlery knife when the officers entered. Paul Jarvis KC told the jury that instead of ...

Mr Burgess was sitting in his wheelchair holding a small serrated cutlery knife when the officers entered, Prosecutor Paul Jarvis KC told the jury. Paul Jarvis KC then told the jury that instead ...

Drop the knife!” Police Constable Stephen Smith ... Both constables pleaded not guilty to the charges. Prosecutor Paul Jarvis KC said the constables used “unnecessary and excessive” force ...

Paul Jarvis, prosecuting ... officer talks to care home staff before going into the room. The court heard the knife had a rounded tip and a serrated edge, resembling a butter knife.

Prosecutor Paul Jarvis KC said Mr Burgess was sitting in his wheelchair holding a small serrated cutlery knife when the officers entered the room. They did not speak to the staff or explain to Mr ...