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An elderly man wearing glasses and a sunhat, while wearing a white shirt. He is sat in a chair outside looking off to the right of the camera

Police not guilty of assault on 92-year-old amputee

PCs Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto used pepper-spray and a Taser on Donald Burgess.

An elderly man wearing glasses and a sun hat, while wearing a white shirt. He is sat in a chair outside looking off to the right of the camera

Jury deliberate over force used on amputee, 92

PCs Stephen Smith, 51, and Rachel Comotto, 36, deny using excessive force on Donald Burgess.

Donald Burgess wears a straw sun hat tied under his chin and a white shirt with yellow and red petal-type shapes on it. He is sitting outside on a patio and is wearing glasses.

Police officers 'use force first' on amputee, 92

Officers Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto are accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess.

Close up image of Donald Burgess wearing a straw hat and short-sleeved patterned shirt

Use of Taser on 92-year-old was viable, court told

Amputee Donald Burgess was sprayed, struck with a baton and Tasered by police, a court hears.

Donald Burgess wears a straw sun hat tied under his chin and a white shirt with yellow and red petal-type shapes on it. He is sitting outside on a patio and is wearing glasses.

Amputee's knife was a threat, accused PC says

A PC says Donald Burgess, 92, had "ample opportunity" to drop his knife before he was Tasered.

Donald Burgess wears a straw sun hat tied under his chin and a white shirt with yellow and red petal-type shapes on it. He is sitting outside on a patio and is wearing glasses.

PCs laughed about spray use on man, 92, jury hears

PC Stephen Smith and PC Rachel Comotto, of Sussex Police, deny assaulting pensioner Donald Burgess.

Donald Burgess wears a straw sun hat tied under his chin and a white shirt with yellow and red petal-type shapes on it. He is sitting outside on a patio and is wearing glasses.

Pensioner 'possessed' before being Tasered – court

Donald Burgess, who had one leg, was pepper sprayed and Tasered in his St Leonards care home.

Donald Burgess wears a straw sun hat tied under his chin and a white shirt with yellow and red petal-type shapes on it. He is sitting outside on a patio and is wearing glasses.

PC Tasered amputee, 92, in wheelchair, court hears

Donald Burgess, who had one leg and was in poor health, was also pepper sprayed in his care home.

A blue and green double-decker bus parked on a roadside

Over 200 bus lane warnings issued in first week

East Sussex County Council says it will soon start issuing £70 fines rather than warning letters.