A police officer Tasered an ‘previous’ shoplifter twice earlier than leaving him a bloodied mess by ‘stamping’ on his again yesterday.
The 60-year-old man was arrested by six officers in a busy procuring space of Stevenage in Hertfordshire simply earlier than 3pm on Tuesday.
Footage confirmed the second the person was Tasered twice earlier than an officer stamped on his again as he lay on the bottom.
Andy Symonds, 36, from Welwyn Backyard Metropolis, Herts, mentioned he believed the person was stopped by police after a Tesco employee accused him of shoplifting.
An ambulance needed to be referred to as to the scene to deal with the person after his face was left coated in blood. Hertfordshire Police mentioned he was handled for a ‘minor lower’ and later discharged with no critical accidents.
The pressure added that ‘a bodily altercation occurred and the person reportedly took the PC’s physique worn video digital camera and broken it by throwing it to the ground’.
The person was arrested on suspicion of assault on a police officer and legal harm. He stays in custody.
The 60-year-old man (pictured) was arrested by six officers in a busy procuring space of Stevenage in Hertfordshire
Footage confirmed the second the person was Tasered twice earlier than an officer stamped on his head as he lay on the bottom
The footage, filmed by Mr Symonds, first reveals two male officers and a feminine officer making an attempt to restrain the person on the bottom earlier than they get off him and one of many male officers attracts his Taser on the person.
The person will get to his ft and steps in direction of the officer together with his arms outstretched and is instantly Tasered, inflicting him to drop to the bottom.
The officer says: ‘Proper, you’ve got been Tasered mate.’
When the person tries to rise up the officer shouts ‘keep down’ and one other Taser shot will be heard.
As one other male officer arrives on the scene, the person is mendacity dealing with away from the cop who fired the Taser, who then shouts ‘put your palms behind your again’.
The person has his again to the male officer holding the Taser when the cop appead to stomp on his higher again, sending his face into the concrete floor.
As one other male officer arrives on the scene, the person is mendacity dealing with away from the cop who fired the Taser, who then shouts ‘put your palms behind your again’
The footage, filmed by Andy Symonds, first reveals two male officers and a feminine officer making an attempt to restrain the person on the bottom earlier than they get off him and one of many male officers attracts his Taser on the person
Three officers then try and handcuff the person because the digital camera strikes to point out the person’s bloodied face, with blood drops on the concrete.
Mr Symonds, a automobile transporter, referred to as the response ‘disgusting’. He mentioned: ‘The bloke clearly wasn’t a robust previous man. There was no energetic violence from him in any way.
‘He acquired up off the ground and he had his palms up when the Taser was out and the officer shot him. When he was on the ground together with his again to the officer he had no menace of violence.
‘The officer kicked him with such pressure that his head smashed into the ground and he had a bloody face. As quickly because the police officer kicked him they referred to as for an ambulance as a result of he realised what he’d accomplished.’
Because the clip ended a bystander mentioned ‘he is acquired an enormous lower on his head from the kick they only gave him’.
Blood dripped onto the ground as cops cuffed and arrested the person
A feminine officer requested if anybody had a primary help package earlier than one other male officer advised his colleagues to name for an ambulance.
A spokesman for Hertfordshire Police mentioned: ‘Shortly earlier than 3pm yesterday (Tuesday 19 October) police turned conscious of a male reportedly appearing anti-socially in Stevenage city centre.
‘The male appeared intoxicated and has change into extremely aggressive when approached by the police officer and two PCSOs in attendance.
‘A bodily altercation has occurred and the person has reportedly taken the PC’s physique worn video digital camera and broken it by throwing it to the ground.
‘The person has allegedly continued to be aggressive and the PC has been unable to bodily restrain him regardless of quite a few makes an attempt. Consequently PAVA after which Taser have been ultimately deployed earlier than he was detained.
‘The person has suffered a minor lower to his face on account of officers’ continued makes an attempt to detain him.
‘The damage was handled by ambulance workers on the scene and later taken to Lister Hospital as a precaution, nevertheless he was later discharged with no critical accidents.
‘A 60-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault on a police officer and legal harm. He stays in custody presently.’