Met Police used spit hood and handcuffs on ‘distressed’ 91-year-old woman

Met Police used spit hood and handcuffs on ‘distressed’ 91-year-old woman
(Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

A 91-year-old woman had a taser pointed at her and a spit hood put over her head by police after a dispute with her carer.

The Metropolitan Police said that the elderly woman was “distressed” and allegedly spat at one officer when they were called to her home in Peckham, south-east London, on May 9.

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