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flag Elderly amputee pepper-sprayed, Tasered by UK police during alleged knife threat; he died weeks later.

flag A 93-year-old amputee, Donald Burgess, was pepper-sprayed, Tasered, and hit with a baton by police at his care home in St Leonards-on-Sea, UK, on June 21, 2022. flag The officers, PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto, responded to a call after Burgess allegedly threatened a worker with a knife. flag Prosecutors argue the force used was unjustified and excessive. flag Burgess passed away 22 days after the incident. flag The trial is ongoing at Southwark Crown Court.

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