Dalian Atkinson: Blood on PC's boot showed force, murder trial told
BBC News Published image captionDalian Atkinson died aged 48 on 15 August 2016 Bloodstaining found on the boot of a police officer accused of a former footballer's murder was consistent with being caused by "forceful" contact, a forensic scientist says. PC Benjamin Monk used unlawful force on Dalian Atkinson, 48, before he was handcuffed near his father's home in Shropshire in 2016, prosecutors claim. Forensic scientist Penelope Griffiths showed a court staining to his boots. PC Monk, 42, denies murder and manslaughter. Mr Atkinson died in hospital on 15 August, after police were called to a ...