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PC Jonathan Broadhead used stun gun on girl holding garden shears after responding to 999 call in south-west London

The hearing was told within “approximately eight seconds” of entering the house in south-west London the officer had fired his taser twice

Metropolitan Police express frustration that took three years to decide on case

A Metropolitan Police constable who tasered a 10-year-old girl brandishing garden shears has been cleared of gross misconduct by a disciplinary…

This is the moment a Met police officer shoots a taser at a ten-year-old girl, with the footage released after the PC was cleared of gross misconduct.

A Metropolitan Police constable who Tasered a 10-year-old girl brandishing garden shears has been cleared of gross misconduct by a disciplinary panel.

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PC Jonathan Broadhead fired twice at the youngster within ‘approximately eight seconds’ of entering her home.

The Crown Prosecution Service determined that Broadhead won't face criminal charges despite the fact that he's been accused of gross misconduct and could face termination.

The officer says Tasering the girl, who was threatening her mother with garden shears, was "necessary".