Donald Burgess is the latest Briton to die after being hit by a police taser. He won’t be the last, but the circumstances of his death underscore the need for a wider debate about conducted energy devices.
Police were called to a care home in St Leonards-on-Sea on 21 June, where they found Burgess threatening staff with a knife.
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