A police constable has been sacked after a disciplinary panel found he Tasered a 'suicidal' man four times even though he had been handcuffed.
PC Phillip Smith discharged his stun gun a total of six times at the man following a 999 call in Dukinfield. Today (Wednesday) a police disciplinary panel ruled that that although the first two discharges were appropriate, the last four were fired in temper and were 'not justified'.
PC Smith, a 'response' cop based in Tameside, deployed the weapon when he was scrambled following a 999 call over reports of a concern for the welfare of a 'suicidal' man at his home in Dukinfield in June 2018.
