US EditionPolice Officers Face Gross Misconduct Hearing After Taser Aimed at 90-Year-Old Woman
- On May 9, 2023, three officers from the Metropolitan Police—two currently serving and one previously employed—were subject to a gross misconduct hearing after they targeted a 90-year-old woman with dementia in Peckham, south London, using a Taser, handcuffing her, and placing her in a spit hood.
- The inquiry commenced in June 2023 following a voluntary referral by the Met and a family complaint accusing excessive use of force and bias related to the woman's age, race, gender, and disability.
- Officers were called to a disturbance where the woman was holding kitchen utensils and refused to drop them, leading to her being 'red-dotted' with the Taser without discharge, handcuffed, and covered with a spit hood after spitting at officers.
- After completing the investigation in January 2024, the IOPC found no evidence of discrimination but identified gross misconduct cases against the officers, with two serving officers currently on restricted duties and no criminal charges filed as of November 2023.
- The upcoming police disciplinary hearing will assess the validity of the gross misconduct claims, while authorities plan to engage closely with impacted communities to ensure their concerns are acknowledged and addressed.
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Three Met officers facing misconduct hearing after woman, 90, marked with Taser
The woman, who had dementia, was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023. Two serving Metropolitan Police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was “red-dotted” with a Taser, the police watchdog said. The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023, the …
Police Officers Face Gross Misconduct Hearing After Taser Aimed At 90-year-old Woman - Great Yorkshire Radio
The incident occurred after a carer at an address in Peckham, south London, called the police in May 2023 to report a disturbance. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said an officer arrived at the scene to find a black woman, aged 90, holding utensils. After she did not comply with the officer’s instructions to drop the objects, she was “red-dotted” with a Taser – which means the device was aimed and partially activated so a laser …
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