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North Wales Police Use Taser on 89-Year-Old Pensioner
Confused old man Tasered for his own safety!
The case of an 89-year-old man, who was shot with a Taser gun by officers, has been referred to a police watchdog. Police said they used the device as the pensioner was threatening to cut his throat with a piece of glass in a street in Llandudno, Conwy.
His family have now made an official complaint, which was referred by North Wales Police to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The force said afterwards officers made a judgement to protect his life.
Just out of interest: North Wales police are known as the “Traffic Police Taliban” due to them fining 74,400 motorists in 12 months, not bad considering the area has a population of just 681,000.
