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| Bristol police officer to be charged after man shot with Taser weapon | Bristol police officer to be charged after man shot with Taser weapon |
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| PC Claire Boddie to appear in court to face assault charge over incident involving race relations adviser Judah Adunbi | |
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| Mon 10 Jul 2017 17.54 BST | |
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| A police officer is to be charged with assault after one of her force’s race relations advisers was allegedly shot with a Taser electronic weapon. | A police officer is to be charged with assault after one of her force’s race relations advisers was allegedly shot with a Taser electronic weapon. |
| PC Claire Boddie, 47, has been summonsed to appear before magistrates following an incident in which 63-year-old Judah Adunbi was stopped outside his home in Bristol. | PC Claire Boddie, 47, has been summonsed to appear before magistrates following an incident in which 63-year-old Judah Adunbi was stopped outside his home in Bristol. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigated and sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which decided there was sufficient evidence to charge the officer. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigated and sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which decided there was sufficient evidence to charge the officer. |
| The IPCC said: “An Avon and Somerset police officer will appear in court to face a charge of common assault contrary to section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, after an incident in Bristol in which a man was Tasered. | The IPCC said: “An Avon and Somerset police officer will appear in court to face a charge of common assault contrary to section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, after an incident in Bristol in which a man was Tasered. |
| “PC Claire Boddie, 47, has been summonsed to appear at Taunton magistrates court on 14 August. The incident happened in Colston Road, Easton on Saturday 14 January 2017. | “PC Claire Boddie, 47, has been summonsed to appear at Taunton magistrates court on 14 August. The incident happened in Colston Road, Easton on Saturday 14 January 2017. |
| “The IPCC began an investigation after the police force voluntarily referred a complaint about the incident, during which a 63-year-old man was Tasered.” | “The IPCC began an investigation after the police force voluntarily referred a complaint about the incident, during which a 63-year-old man was Tasered.” |
| Video footage of the incident appears to show Adunbi falling to the ground outside his home in Easton. | Video footage of the incident appears to show Adunbi falling to the ground outside his home in Easton. |
| Adunbi has sat on Bristol’s independent advisory group, which forges links between the police and the community, and has also worked with the CPS’s local community involvement panel. | Adunbi has sat on Bristol’s independent advisory group, which forges links between the police and the community, and has also worked with the CPS’s local community involvement panel. |
| Shortly after the incident he said he had suffered sleepless nights. | Shortly after the incident he said he had suffered sleepless nights. |
| Adunbi was taken to the Bristol Royal infirmary by ambulance after the incident. He was initially charged with assaulting a constable and using threatening or abusing behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The charges were later dropped. | Adunbi was taken to the Bristol Royal infirmary by ambulance after the incident. He was initially charged with assaulting a constable and using threatening or abusing behaviour or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress. The charges were later dropped. |
| An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: “The IPCC has confirmed that one officer will face a criminal charge of assault following an incident involving a 63-year-old man in Bristol in January. | An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said: “The IPCC has confirmed that one officer will face a criminal charge of assault following an incident involving a 63-year-old man in Bristol in January. |
| “Now criminal proceedings have started, this prevents us from commenting further on the circumstances surrounding this matter, other than to reiterate that we’re continuing to fully cooperate with the IPCC as their investigation progresses. | “Now criminal proceedings have started, this prevents us from commenting further on the circumstances surrounding this matter, other than to reiterate that we’re continuing to fully cooperate with the IPCC as their investigation progresses. |
| “Chief Constable Andy Marsh has made clear from the start of this investigation that we will discuss the matter fully and publicly once the investigation has concluded.” | “Chief Constable Andy Marsh has made clear from the start of this investigation that we will discuss the matter fully and publicly once the investigation has concluded.” |
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