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

TWO cops who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee just weeks before his death have been cleared of assault.

One legged Donald Burgess was wheelchair-bound when he was zapped and hit with a baton by PCs Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto at a care home ...

Two police officers who pepper-sprayed and Tasered a 92-year-old amputee chose to "use force first and ask questions later", a jury has heard. PCs Stephen Smith, 51, and Rachel Comotto, 36, deny using ...

Paul Jarvis KC, prosecuting, told jurors during his closing speech ... did not see that Mr Burgess was disabled and using a wheelchair as he was focused on the knife the pensioner was holding in his ...

Paul Jarvis KC, prosecuting ... that Mr Burgess was disabled and using a wheelchair as he was focused on the knife the pensioner was holding in his hand. He claimed he only realised Mr Burgess ...

Paul Jarvis KC, prosecuting, told jurors during his closing speech ... he did not see that Burgess was disabled and using a wheelchair as he was focused on the knife the pensioner was holding in his ...