Dalian Atkinson: 'Traumatised' witness thought ex-footballer was dead Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionFormer Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson died due to cardio-respiratory arrest in 2016 in Telford, Shropshire, at the age of 48 A witness has told a trial she feared ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson had died after a police officer repeatedly "stamped" on his head. The former Aston Villa star died in 2016 after a stand-off with police outside his father's home in Telford. PC Benjamin Monk is accused of murder, while his colleague PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith is charged with as...