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Anthony France

Met Police officer cleared of gross misconduct after Tasering 10-year-old girl

A Metropolitan Police officer who Tasered a 10-year-old girl brandishing garden shears has been cleared of gross misconduct.

PC Jonathan Broadhead fired his weapon at the child twice within seconds of entering her home in south-west London on January 21, 2021.

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