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Police constable who hit Dalian Atkinson with her baton cleared of assault

A police constable has been cleared of assaulting ex-Aston Villa star Dalian Atkinson, after telling jurors she struck him with a baton as a last resort. Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith was acquitted after jurors rejected prosecution claims that she ...

29 Sept 2022 at 02:23

Dalian Atkinson was killed hours before he was due to attend clinic, jury told

A jury trying a Pc accused of assaulting Dalian Atkinson has been told the retired footballer was looking forward to private health treatment due to start on the day he was unlawfully killed. The second day of a re-trial of Pc Mary Ellen ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:25

Ex-footballer fell as though he had passed out, Pc’s assault trial told

A female police officer struck retired football star Dalian Atkinson up to three times with a baton, after he had fallen to the ground “as if somebody has passed out”, an eyewitness has told a jury. The retrial of West Mercia Police ...

15 Sept 2022 at 15:30

Jury selected to try police officer accused of assaulting ex-footballer

A jury has been selected in the trial of a police officer accused of assaulting ex-Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town footballer Dalian Atkinson. Charges were brought against 32-year-old West Mercia Police Pc Mary ...

12 Sept 2022 at 13:48

Pc struck Dalian Atkinson with ‘unlawful’ blows after he was tasered, court told

A police officer assaulted retired football star Dalian Atkinson when he was “no longer a threat” after he was tasered to the ground by her colleague, a retrial has been told. Jurors heard Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith, of West ...

13 Sept 2022 at 15:19

Trial of police officer accused of assaulting Dalian Atkinson to begin

The trial of a police officer accused of assaulting ex-Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town footballer Dalian Atkinson is set to begin. Charges were brought against 31-year-old West Mercia Pc Mary Ellen ...

12 Sept 2022 at 03:45

Pc accused of Dalian Atkinson assault ‘terrified’ after Taser failed

A police officer accused of assaulting ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson has told a jury she was “very, very frightened” when she struck him with a baton in an effort to restrain him. Pc Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith denies ...

26 Sept 2022 at 15:19

‘I did what I had to do’ says Pc accused of ‘excessive’ force

A constable accused of using “excessive” force in repeatedly hitting ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson with a baton has told a disciplinary panel “I did what I thought I had to do” to “keep him down”. Former Aston ...

15 Mar 2023 at 13:32

Pc keeps job despite her gross misconduct over baton strikes on ex-footballer

A police constable has kept her job despite being found guilty by a disciplinary panel of gross misconduct for using excessive force when she repeatedly hit an ex-footballer with her baton after he was ...

17 Mar 2023 at 15:41

Atkinson family ‘disappointed’ as officer keeps job despite ‘unlawful’ actions

The family of Dalian Atkinson have reacted with “disappointment” after a police officer found guilty of having unlawfully batoned the ex-Aston Villa striker kept her job following a disciplinary ...

17 Mar 2023 at 17:08

Pc used ‘outrageous’ and ‘unnecessary’ force against ex-footballer, panel told

A constable used “outrageous” and “unnecessary” force in repeatedly hitting ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson with a baton after he had been tasered to the ground, a disciplinary panel has been ...

16 Mar 2023 at 15:04

Pc facing sack after excessive force misconduct finding in Dalian Atkinson case

A police constable is facing the sack after being found guilty by a disciplinary panel of gross misconduct for using excessive force when she repeatedly hit an ex-footballer with her baton ...

17 Mar 2023 at 12:25

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