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Police were âon a missionâ When Pc Monk and Pc Bettley-Smith arrived at Meadow Close in Telford, they were âon a missionâ, a neighbour told the court. Jean Jeffrey-Shaw said: âThey were on a mission. They were going for it, stepping with purpose. âThey walked towards the door, and I heard the knock.â She then heard Dalian Atkinson come to the door and ask who had called them, before saying: âWhat are you going to do about it?â. When Atkinson re-emerged from his fatherâs house, Mrs Jeffrey-Shaw said he appeared âweakâ. Wor...
Mrs Wynne described how she heard an officer say, âTaser, Taser, Taserâ. She told the court how he saw the man, who she now knows to be Atkinson, walking out of Ernest Atkinsonâs home as police officers arrived. She told Birmingham Crown Court that a young man appeared at the door and was âaggressiveâ as he walked towards Pc Monk and Pc Bettley-Smith. Mrs Wynneâs window was slightly ajar as she and her husband watched the incident unfold. She told the jury how she heard Atkinson say twice: âDo you know who youâre speaking to?â He watche...