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he d made his name scoring goals. this one, perhaps his most famous, was a premier league goal of the season, but dalian atkinson died in august 2016 aged just a8, killed by a police officer. a disciplinary panel heard how pc benjamin monk and pc mary ellen bettley smith, who were in a relationship at the time, had responded to a 999 call. they arrived outside mr atkinson s father s home in telford in shropshire to find the ex footballer appearing in what was described as the grip of a psychotic episode . pc monk was jailed for manslaughter in 2021, having tasered mr atkinson and kicked him in the head. the panel heard that while pc bettley smith was not responsible for his death, she repeatedly struck the former aston villa player with her baton. previously, the panel had been told she perceived that he was trying to get up. but several civilian witnesses recalled that mr atkinson was not moving and was not resistant.
gross misconduct for his dishonesty. you should never have been working for the police and 2016 and dalian atkinson should not have died. we pay tribute to all of the families of black men who have died at the hands of the police and his fight forjustice is not lead to successful prosecution. it should not take the death of a famous footballer for the criminal justice system to work properly and we hope that more families can receive justice in the future whether the deceasedis justice in the future whether the deceased is a high profile person. as fellow footballer stick the knee, we hope that they will honour the memory of dalian atkinson. while this is taking far too long, we thank them for ultimately bringing pc monk tojustice. thank them for ultimately bringing pc monk to justice. thank you. the statement for dalian atkinson outside of the criminal court. boris johnson said he was shocked by the
since phil mackie sent us that from outside court, mr atkinson s family have given this statement. pc monk used horrendous force against dalian, who was in an extremely vulnerable position and in mental health crisis, and he needed help. this was a callous attack and a terrible abuse of a police officer s position of trust. he then failed to give a full and honest account of what happened, including at his trial. we re pleased that all of these factors have been reflected in the sentence. we were shocked to learn that pc monk was not sacked in february 2011 for gross misconduct for his dishonesty. he should ve never had been working for the police in august 2016 and dalian should not have died. we pay tribute to all the bereaved families of black men who have died at the hands of the police and whose fight forjustice has not led to successful prosecutions.
pc monk used horrendous force against dalian, who was in an extremely vulnerable position and in mental health crisis, and he needed help. this was a callous attack and a terrible abuse of a police officer s position of trust. he then failed to give a full and honest account of what happened, including at his trial. we re pleased that all of these factors have been reflected in the sentence. we were shocked to learn that pc monk was not sacked in february 2011 for gross misconduct for his dishonesty. he should ve never had been working for the police in august 2016 and dalian should not have died. welcome back. here in the uk there are renewed calls for a change in the rules on what schools in england should do when a pupil tests positive for covid. at the moment all children in a bubble are sent home. latest official figures show a sharp rise in covid related absences.