Tragic footballer Dalian Atkinson threatened to kill dad

Former Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson threatened to kill his elderly father in a “manic state” before he was Tasered by police, his brother said.

The 48-year-old died an hour and a half after he was hit by the stun gun in the street where he grew up, in the Trench area of Telford, Shropshire, in the early hours of Monday.

Relatives say Mr Atkinson had a weak heart. He into cardiac arrest in an ambulance on his way to hospital.