A Metropolitan Police officer accused of leaving a young man paralysed after shooting him with a Taser has pleaded not guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Imran Mahmood, 35, is accused of “unlawfully and maliciously” injuring 25-year-old Jordan Walker-Brown in an incident on May 4, 2020.
Mr Walker-Brown was Tasered by the officer and fell from a wall in Burgoyne Road, Finsbury Park, north London, suffering permanent injuries that have left him in a wheelchair.
At Southwark crown court on Thursday, Mahmood appeared in the dock to plead not guilty to a single charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm.
Mr Walker-Brown was not in court when the plea was entered, but came into the room later in the hearing.
Judge Philip Bartle QC set Mahmood free on unconditional bail until a five-day trial which is due to start on February 20, 2023.
At an earlier hearing, Mahmood, of Plaistow, east London, made a failed bid for anonymity in the criminal proceedings, unsuccessfully arguing that being named would put his safety at risk.
Chief Magistrate Paul Goldspring rejected the application for reporting restrictions after a challenge from the media.
