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63-year-old blind man Tasered by police launches compensation claim
A blind man who was Tasered by police who mistook his white stick for a samurai sword launched a claim for compensation on Thursday. Colin Farmer, 63, was shot in the back with a 50,000-volt Taser stun gun on October 12 last year in Chorley, Lancashire, after police received reports…
Blind man to sue police over Taser incident
LONDON — A blind man is suing British police after he was tasered by an officer who mistook his white stick for a samurai sword, his lawyer said Monday. The incident happened in the market town of Chorley in Lancashire, northwest England, on Friday after police received reports of a…
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