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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".