PC defends using baton on ex-footballer after he had fallen
PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith Telling told the court she used a baton "to try to gain control of the situation"
The prosecution alleges West Mercia Police probationary constable Bettley-Smith acted unlawfully after Mr Atkinson had been tasered by PC Monk outside his father's house in Meadow Close, Trench. "I said in my interview that my life flashed before my eyes and that is no exaggeration - I was absolutely terrified," she said.Dalian Atkinson, who played for Aston Villa, Ipswich Town and Sheffield Wednesday died aged 48 on 15 August 2016
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