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Dalian Atkinson confused and agitated before being Tasered, court told

By Press Association 2021 Dalian Atkinson death Dalian Atkinson went to the ground “like a ton of bricks” when he was Tasered, moments before he was kicked by a police constable, an eyewitness has told a murder trial jury. Julia Shilton told the trial of PCs Benjamin Monk and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith the ex-Aston Villa star changed from appearing confused to an intimidating stance before he was brought to the ground by a Taser near his father’s home in Meadow Close, Telford, Shropshire. Monk, 42, denies murder and manslaughter, while Bettley-Smith, 31, denies assaulting the retired footballer using a police baton in the early hours of August 15, 2016.

Dalian Atkinson: Ex-footballer fell like ton of bricks

Dalian Atkinson: Ex-footballer fell like ton of bricks Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionFormer Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson died due to cardio-respiratory arrest in 2016 in Telford, Shropshire, at the age of 48 Former footballer Dalian Atkinson went to the ground like a ton of bricks after being Tasered, a witness has said. The former Aston Villa star died in 2016 after a stand-off with police outside his father s home in Telford. PC Benjamin Monk is accused of murder, while his colleague PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith is charged with assault. Giving evidence to their trial, another witness said he saw Mr Atkinson kicked like you d kick a football .

Officer urged partner to hit Dalian Atkinson as he lay injured, court told

PC accused of murder allegedly told fellow officer to strike former footballer with her baton Benjamin Monk (right) and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith say they were acting in self-defence. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Benjamin Monk (right) and Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith say they were acting in self-defence. Photograph: Jacob King/PA Fri 7 May 2021 13.36 EDT The police officer accused of murdering Dalian Atkinson swore and urged his partner to hit the stricken former footballer with her baton as he lay injured, a jury has heard. The two officers were called to a disturbance in Meadow Close, Telford, after Atkinson shouted outside his father’s house on 15 August 2016. They found him behaving erratically.

Witness in murder trial tells jury she witnessed officer Taser Ex-Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson

11:50 EDT, 7 May 2021 Ex-Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson  went down like a ton of bricks when police shot him with a taser, a witness told a murder trial today. Julia Shilton told jurors she witnessed the moment PC Benjamin Monk pulled out a stun gun on the former footballer in a street in Telford, Shropshire, in 2016. Monk, 42, then delivered five or six kicks to Mr Atkinson as he lay on the floor, Ms Shilton told jurors. Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, Monk s police partner and lover, who was also at the scene, is accused of hitting Atkinson with her police baton. Ex-Premier League star Atkinson, 48, later died of cardio-respiratory arrest in hospital.

Dalian Atkinson trial: Witnesses tell of alleged incident | East Anglian Daily Times

“He looked agitated, that’s the sort of feeling I got.” The female officer at the scene kept looking towards the end of the close, as if she was waiting for back-up, while the male officer seemed reluctant to confront Atkinson, Mrs Shilton told the jury. After hearing the 48-year-old former player - who also made appearances for Sheffield Wednesday - hammering on his father’s door, the witness said there was the sound of breaking glass. She added: “The male police officer told him to get down on the ground a couple of times. “Mr Atkinson didn’t and he turned towards the officer and he sort of made his manner like a bit more menacing.

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