IOPC launches investigation into Met officers use of taser

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IOPC launches investigation into Met officers' use of taser

A man has sustained a life-changing injury after he fell from a wall after being tasered by Metropolitan Police officers.

Date - 11th May 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has begun an investigation into the contact the Met had with a man before he was tasered in North London. Officers were on patrol in Haringey, last Monday (4 May) when they approached a man in his...

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