Hearing concludes Taser use to stop people from self-harming is 'justified'

Police in the North were justified in using Tasers to stop three individuals self-harming, a watchdog has found.

Hearing concludes Taser use to stop people from self-harming is 'justified'

Police in the North were justified in using Tasers to stop three individuals self-harming, a watchdog has found.

During an incident in Lisburn last July, police deployed three of the stun guns after a man who admitted being high on substances threatened to jump from a first-floor window.

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