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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…
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