Black youth worker Tasered by City of London police wins appeal for damages

Officers claimed Afriyie had adopted a ‘fighting stance’ before Taser weapon was fired but body-worn footage shows him with arms folded. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

A black youth worker who was shot with a Taser electrical weapon while standing with his arms folded during a road stop has won an appeal for damages from City of London police.

The appeal court ruled that the police used unlawful force against Edwin Afriyie, 38, after he was pulled over in the City while driving home from a party in 2018.