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BBC News Published image captionDalian Atkinson died aged 48 on 15 August 2016 A police officer accused of murdering an ex-footballer told a court he cannot remember resting his boot on the man's head as he lay on the ground. PC Benjamin Monk, 43, is on trial charged with the murder of Dalian Atkinson in 2016, who died after a stand-off in Telford in 2016. He denied the prosecution's assertion that he "deliberately sought to lie" about kicking and tasering him. PC Monk also denied an allegation that he had been "exaggerating" his fears. Prosecutors claim the West Mercia Police officer used un...

A police officer accused of murdering ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson claims he was 'terrified' he and his colleague lover 'were going to die'.

Force of Pc’s kicks to Dalian Atkinson ‘about a four’ out of 10, court told By Press Association 2021 Dalian Atkinson death The police officer accused of murdering ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson has told a jury the force he used to kick the former sportsman as he lay on the ground was “about a four” out of 10 on a sliding scale. Prosecutors claim West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk, who denies murder and manslaughter, used unlawful and unreasonable force during a final 33-second firing of the Taser, and by then k...

The police officer accused of murdering Dalian Atkinson has described how he "ran away" from the "very scary" ex-footballer because he thought he and his girlfriend were going to die.

By Press Association 2021 Dalian Atkinson death The police officer accused of murdering ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson has told a jury he was “terrified” he and his colleague “were going to die” during the encounter. Prosecutors claim West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk, who denies murder and manslaughter, used unlawful and unreasonable force during a final 33-second firing of the Taser, and by then kicking former Aston Villa star Atkinson in the head. Jurors have heard three Taser cartridges were deployed by Monk before Mr...