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A police officer has been convicted of the manslaughter of the former professional footballer Dalian Atkinson, after firing an electric stun gun into him for 33 seconds and kicking him twice in the head as he lay on the ground.
PC Benjamin Monk of the West Mercia force, was convicted of the killing by a jury at Birmingham crown court.
Monk was accused of lying in court about his account, and of kicking and stamping on Atkinson’s head while he was barely conscious on the ground.
Monk is the first officer convicted of manslaughter during the course of his duties in over three decades
Atkinson was kicked with such force his blood was found in the laces of Monk’s police issue boots.
That last line makes the manslaughter charge look odd. So stunned him to the ground then kicked him twice in the head.
Jailed for 8 years