A man was taken to hospital after he was Tasered by police during a 13-hour stand-off in County Durham.
Emergency services were called to Thomas Street, a terrace which runs between Holmhill Lane and Crawlaw Road in Easington Colliery, at 9.10pm yesterday, Monday, April 6 after concerns for the welfare of a man.
Officers were alerted to a house and began lengthy negotiations with the man as the stand-off continued on through the night.
Due to increasing concerns for the man's safety, police tasered the man and managed to detain him.
A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: “Police officers, including specially trained negotiators, attended the scene to communicate with the 32-year-old man.
“However, over the course of the night, the man refused to cooperate or fully engage with officers who became more concerned for his safety.
“Shortly after 11am today, due to increasing concerns over the man’s safety, it was necessary to take decisive action.
”During this intervention, it was necessary to deploy a Taser to safely detain him.
“He has since been taken to hospital as a precaution.”
The house at the centre of the call out has since been made secure.
Chief Inspector Steve Ball, from Durham Constabulary, added: “We would like to thank the local community for their patience as we worked throughout the night to bring this incident to a safe conclusion.”
