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| Man shot with police Taser dies | Man shot with police Taser dies |
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| A man has died after he was shot with a police stun gun in Bedford. | |
| Officers were called to a house in The Spinney after reports of a domestic dispute between a mother and her son. | Officers were called to a house in The Spinney after reports of a domestic dispute between a mother and her son. |
| The man, aged in his 30s and who was suffering from an injury, threatened officers with a knife and was shot with the Taser gun on Saturday, police said. | The man, aged in his 30s and who was suffering from an injury, threatened officers with a knife and was shot with the Taser gun on Saturday, police said. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed. A post-mortem examination on the man's body is expected on Monday. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed. A post-mortem examination on the man's body is expected on Monday. |
| See how a Taser works | |
| The man was outside when officers arrived at about 1900 GMT but retreated inside the house after being shot with the stun gun. | The man was outside when officers arrived at about 1900 GMT but retreated inside the house after being shot with the stun gun. |
| Officers followed the man into the house where they found him injured and in need of medical treatment. | Officers followed the man into the house where they found him injured and in need of medical treatment. |
| He was taken to Bedford South Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. | He was taken to Bedford South Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. |
| When Tasers are fired, two metal barbs connected to the weapon by a thin wire pierce the skin before the charge is delivered. | |
| Amnesty International has previously said that the weapons, which temporarily disable a suspect, have been linked to more than 70 deaths in America. | |
| But according to UK police, there have been "no severe or adverse reactions" since Taser was introduced by forces in 2003. | |
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