Police officers throughout England and Wales are to receive specific new training after a dad was Tasered by GMP cops on a petrol station forecourt in front of his screaming child. A watchdog has made five recommendations after an investigation into the incident - but have said officers 'did not act in a way that justified disciplinary proceedings or commit a criminal offence'.
Footage of the moment NHS worker, Ziggy Desmond Mombeyarara, was detained by police and taken down by a cop with a Taser stun gun in front of his screaming five-year-old son was widely shared online. He was on a forecourt on Chester Road in Stretford after being clocked doing 72mph in a 30mph zone on May 6, 2020.
Mr Mombeyarara, 35, went on trial at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court in April last year and was handed an 18-month conditional discharge after being found guilty of obstructing two police officers - PCs Stephen Bielizna and Anthony Hannan. No disciplinary action was taken against the two officers, but solicitors for Mr Mombeyarara have begun a civil action against Chief Constable Stephen Watson for damages 'in relation to excessive use of force'.
