By Press Association 2021
Handout photo of Dalian Atkinson shown to the jury at Birmingham Crown Court
Two police officers accused of unlawfully attacking Dalian Atkinson “colluded” in their account of what happened after he was Tasered, murder trial prosecutors have claimed.
The Crown alleges Pc Benjamin Monk murdered the ex-Aston Villa star by kicking him in the head intending serious harm, while the officer’s then partner, Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, who denies assault, struck blows with a baton out of anger.
The second day of the officers’ trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told by Monk’s lawyer that the 42-year-old does not dispute kicking Atkinson in the head twice, despite telling investigators he believed he had delivered a single kick to what he thought was the shoulder area to “restrain and control” the retired footballer.
By Press Association 2021
Handout photo of Dalian Atkinson shown to the jury at Birmingham Crown Court
Two police officers accused of unlawfully attacking Dalian Atkinson “colluded” in their account of what happened after he was Tasered, murder trial prosecutors have claimed.
The Crown alleges Pc Benjamin Monk murdered the ex-Aston Villa star by kicking him in the head intending serious harm, while the officer’s then partner, Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, who denies assault, struck blows with a baton out of anger.
The second day of the officers’ trial at Birmingham Crown Court was told by Monk’s lawyer that the 42-year-old does not dispute kicking Atkinson in the head twice, despite telling investigators he believed he had delivered a single kick to what he thought was the shoulder area to “restrain and control” the retired footballer.
Dalian Atkinson police officers colluded after Tasering ex-Aston Villa star, trial told
The Crown alleges Pc Benjamin Monk murdered the ex-Aston Villa star by kicking him in the head intending serious harm
West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk arrives at Birmingham Crown Court to stand trial, accused of the murder, and an alternative charge of manslaughter, of former footballer Dalian Atkinson. Picture date: Tuesday May 4, 2021.
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