By Press Association 2021
West Mercia Police constable Benjamin Monk arrives at Birmingham Crown Court
Counsel for a Pc accused of murdering Dalian Atkinson has claimed the ex-footballer was not motionless on the ground when he was kicked twice in the head “as a last resort” after the officer ran out of options.
Defence QC Patrick Gibbs also submitted that the length of a 33-second Taser deployment by Pc Benjamin Monk was the clearest evidence that it was delivered by mistake “in complete confusion and panic”.
Prosecutors claim Monk used unlawful and unreasonable force out of anger, prior to the death of former Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town striker Atkinson in August 2016.
By Press Association 2021
West Mercia Police constable Benjamin Monk arrives at Birmingham Crown Court
Counsel for a Pc accused of murdering Dalian Atkinson has claimed the ex-footballer was not motionless on the ground when he was kicked twice in the head “as a last resort” after the officer ran out of options.
Defence QC Patrick Gibbs also submitted that the length of a 33-second Taser deployment by Pc Benjamin Monk was the clearest evidence that it was delivered by mistake “in complete confusion and panic”.
Prosecutors claim Monk used unlawful and unreasonable force out of anger, prior to the death of former Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town striker Atkinson in August 2016.