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Police Cleared After Tasing and Pepper-Spraying 92-Year-Old Amputee — But Face Misconduct Action

The police officers who tased a 92-year-old amputee were cleared of assault charges, despite using a 50,000-volt taser and pepper pray on a very old man.

International Business Times UK

Sussex police officers cleared of assault against one-legged 92-year-old man

Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto now face gross misconduct hearings for incident at Leonards-on-Sea care home

The Guardian - UK

Police officers who tasered and pepper-sprayed 92-year-old amputee cleared of assault

Footage of the incident shows the moment Mr Burgess was pepper-sprayed

The Independent UK

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Police officers who pepper-sprayed and Tasered 92-year-old amputee CLEARED of assault

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

Evening Standard

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

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

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

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Officer’s decision to spray amputee, 92, was ‘consistent with training’

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

The Independent UK

Officer who used spray on amputee, 92, did not see he was disabled, court told

Pc Stephen Smith is accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at a care home in East Sussex in June 2022.

Evening Standard

Police ‘joked about using full can of pepper spray’ on disabled 92-year old care home resident

In a clip, one of officer said: “Oh my God, is there any left in your can?”

The Independent UK

Man, 92, vowed to murder care home staff before being tasered, trial hears

A care home boss said 92-year-old Donald Burgess looked ‘possessed’ before the alleged assault by police officers,

Evening Standard

Police pepper-sprayed and Tasered 93-year-old disabled man, court hears

Two officers responding to call from care home in East Sussex allegedly also hit Donald Burgess with baton

The Guardian - UK

Peter Schrager Explains What Makes Jerry Jones Tick in Multiple ESPN Debuts

NFL insider explains why Jerry Jones does things a certain way.

Sports Illustrated

Robot rugby may be a way off but art of coaching is making way for science

As data reshapes coaching and tactics at club and international level, the numbers are increasingly king

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The National (Scotland)

Double Olympic champion Jade Jones retires from taekwondo to take up boxing

‘I thrive on pushing myself beyond my limits and am excited by journey ahead,’ Jones said.

The Independent UK

Double Olympic champion reveals next move as she retires from sport

‘I’m now ready for a new challenge,’ the gold medal winner says

AAP

Economists less confident of RBA rate cut than market

An AAP survey of 32 leading Australian economists has tipped the Reserve Bank to cut interest rates this week, but more than one in five remain unconvinced.

Golf Monthly

'A Classic Case Of Performance Anxiety!' – What These 5 Common Golf Dreams Mean... According To A Psychologist

Fergus Bisset asks leading sports psychologist Stephen Smith whether his and others’ golfing dreams should be a cause for concern…

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The Guardian - AU

BoM forecasts weekend heatwaves – as it happened

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AAP

Belief firms in rate relief as inflation takes breather

Markets and economists widely tip a February interest rate cut after underlying inflation came in below expectations for the December quarter.

Sports Illustrated

Stephen A. Smith's New Proposed ESPN Contract Includes Interesting Twist

ESPN's top personality has been in lengthy contract discussions with the network.

AAP

'Surprise' budget windfalls drying up, economists warn

Australia's budget fortunes are shifting, with Deloitte Access Economics predicting a deeper deficit than predicted in the May budget.

Golf Monthly

‘If The Values Of Your Sport Do Not Match The Core Values Of A New Generation, It Will Very Quickly Wither And Die’ – Why Golf’s Gen Z Culture Clash Could Have Serious Ramifications For The Game’s Future

An expert in psychology has warned that golf’s rule book could be a barrier to participation for the next generation of players and advised a wider review on the sport’s regulations

AAP

Emotional Postecoglou honoured at Australia House

The nation's great soccer export Ange Postecoglou has been moved by tributes on a special celebration night at the Australian High Commission in London.

AAP

As Canada cuts rates, RBA doves come home to roost

After hitting inflation hard and early, the Bank of Canada is already cutting rates while their dovish Australian counterparts contemplate another rate hike.

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