老年截肢者被喷胡椒喷雾,在涉嫌持刀威胁期间被英国警方电击;几周后他去世了。
Elderly amputee pepper-sprayed, Tasered by UK police during alleged knife threat; he died weeks later.
2022年6月21日, 一名93岁的截肢者Donald Burgess在英国圣莱昂纳多斯海滨的疗养院被警察用警棍殴打,
A 93-year-old amputee, Donald Burgess, was pepper-sprayed, Tasered, and hit with a baton by police at his care home in St Leonards-on-Sea, UK, on June 21, 2022.
警员Stephen Smith和Rachel Comotto对Burgess据称用刀威胁一名工人之后的电话作出回应。
The officers, PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto, responded to a call after Burgess allegedly threatened a worker with a knife.
检察官辩称,使用武力是不正当和过分的。
Prosecutors argue the force used was unjustified and excessive.
Burgess在事件发生22天后去世。
Burgess passed away 22 days after the incident.
Southwark刑事法院正在审理此案。
The trial is ongoing at Southwark Crown Court.