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Police officer tasered care home resident then joked about it on Facebook hours later

Both officers were cleared of assault of Mr Burgess following a trial at Southwark Crown Court last year

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Two Police Officers Who Tasered 92-Year-Old Pensioner 'Acted Hastily, Harshly and Lost Control'

A Sussex Police lawyer told a misconduct hearing that two officers used force hastily and harshly against 92-year-old Donald Burgess, while the panel has yet to reach a decision.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

Brickbat: Armed, Elderly, and Dangerous

Two police officers in East Sussex, England, are accused of using excessive force against 93-year-old Donald Burgess, a wheelchair-bound amputee… The post Brickbat: Armed, Elderly, and Dangerous appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Jun 2, 2025

Police officers who pepper-sprayed and Tasered amputee, 92, cleared of assault

Police were called after Donald Burgess, a wheelchair user, grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff, jurors heard.

The Independent UK · May 28, 2025

Jury retires in trial of police officers who Pava-sprayed and tasered amputee

The care home called 999 after Donald Burgess, an amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff, jurors heard.

Evening Standard · May 28, 2025

Amputee, 92, sprayed and tasered by police was ‘suffering delirium’, jurors told

The care home called police after Donald Burgess, an amputee and wheelchair user, grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff, jurors heard.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

Police who pepper-sprayed and tasered 92-year-old amputee accused of using excessive force

Donald Burgess was taken to hospital after the incident and later contracted Covid. He died 22 days later

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025

Police who sprayed and tasered amputee ‘used force first, asked questions later’

A care home had called 999 after Donald Burgess, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff.

Evening Standard · May 27, 2025

Tearful officer denies being ‘trigger happy’, after tasering amputee, 92

Pc Rachel Comotto said she tasered the man to “protect” him

The Independent UK · May 23, 2025

Tearful officer tells court ‘I’m not trigger happy’, after tasering amputee, 92

Police had been called to Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea after Donald Burgess had reportedly threatened staff with a serrated knife.

Evening Standard · May 23, 2025