The jury in the trial of two police officers who Pava-sprayed and tasered a 92-year-old amputee while responding to a call at his care home has retired to begin deliberations.
Pc Stephen Smith, 51, and Pc Rachel Comotto, 36, faced trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, in June 2022.
