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Two police officers are standing trial accused of an illegal attack on the former Premier League star.

11:11 EDT, 4 June 2021 A police training expert has told the trial of an officer accused of murdering ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson he 'would never' tell colleagues to use a foot to restrain someone's head on the ground. Ian Mills, who had 28 years in policing, also told Birmingham Crown Court on Friday he had never trained officers to kick people in the head. 'You can't train it, it serves no purpose... most people can deliver kicks, low down,' he said. Prosecutors claim West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk, who denies murder and manslaughter, used unlawful and unreasonable force dur...

Two police officers are standing trial accused of an illegal attack on the former Premier League star.

The police officer accused of murdering Dalian Atkinson "lied and exaggerated" to justify kicking the former Aston Villa footballer in the head, a court heard. Alexandra Healy QC, prosecuting, put it to Pc Monk that he exaggerated "running for his life" from Mr Atkinson so he could justify kicking him in the head after being left "humiliated" for not being able to control the former sportsman in front of his girlfriend Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith.  Pc Monk denied the suggestion, but Ms Healy for the Crown said: "You have deliberately sought to lie about those kicks", and "have exaggerat...

Two police officers are standing trial accused of an illegal attack on the former Premier League star.