Twenty Taser deployments 'justified', North's Police Ombudsman rules

Investigations into the firing of police Tasers in the North has found that the weapon was deployed proportionately on each occasion.

Investigations into the firing of police Tasers in the North has found that the weapon was deployed proportionately on each occasion.

Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson said the actions of the PSNI were compliant with guidelines in the 20 incidents he has examined since the electric stun-gun was introduced three years ago.

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