Police officers who tasered amputee pensioner, 92, sacked for using excessive force
First reported 6 Oct, 14:33 UTCUpdated 21h ago4 sources
1 left · 1 center · 2 right · Full breakdown
Two Sussex Police officers who used excessive force on an amputee pension have been sacked, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed. PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto had been subject to an IOPC disciplinary hearing, which reached its conclusion today. On June 21, 2022, the officers raced to…
Excerpt from GB News
Compare the headlines
How outlets on each side framed it
Two Sussex Police officers have been dismissed for gross misconduct after using a Taser, PAVA spray and a baton on 92-year-old amputee Donald Burgess at a care home in St Leonards-on-Sea.
A disciplinary hearing finds both officers used unnecessary force on Donald Burgess at his care home.
PC Stephen Smith, 52, and PC Rachel Comotto, 37, were dismissed following a disciplinary hearing into their treatment of Donald Burgess, a single-leg amputee.
Full coverage
4 outlets — tap a headline to read it at the source
- Police officers who tasered amputee pensioner, 92, sacked for using excessive force (opens GB News in a new tab)
Two Sussex Police officers who used excessive force on an amputee pension have been sacked, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed. PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto had been subject to an IOPC disciplinary hearing, which reached its conclusion today. On June 21, 2022, the officers raced to…
- Sussex Police officers who Tasered 92-year-old amputee at care home are sacked (opens The Mirror in a new tab)
Two Sussex Police officers have been dismissed for gross misconduct after using a Taser, PAVA spray and a baton on 92-year-old amputee Donald Burgess at a care home in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Two police officers who Tasered and pepper-sprayed disabled pensioner, 92, in care home are sacked for using 'excessive force' (opens Daily Mail in a new tab)
PC Stephen Smith, 52, and PC Rachel Comotto, 37, were dismissed following a disciplinary hearing into their treatment of Donald Burgess, a single-leg amputee.
- PCs who used Taser and baton on amputee, 92, sacked (opens BBC News in a new tab)
A disciplinary hearing finds both officers used unnecessary force on Donald Burgess at his care home.
