Amputee, 92, maced, tasered after waving knife at UK cops in nursing home, dies 3 weeks later

A 92-year-old amputee man who was equipped pinch a weapon successful a UK residential attraction location was maced and tasered by constabulary — past died of COVID-19 aft being treated for his injuries, according to reports.

Donald Burgess, who had his correct limb amputated beneath nan knee and relied connected a wheelchair, lived successful nan Park Beck Residential Care Home successful East Sussex and had a near-fatal brushwood pinch constabulary erstwhile they arrived pursuing a telephone that he had allegedly tried to stab a worker astatine nan facility, The Sun reported.

Police Constables Stephen Smith and Rachel Comotto responded to nan June 21, 2022, “grade 1 call,” nan highest level of emergency, and assemblage camera footage captured nan short but convulsive encounter.

In nan footage, nan cops participate nan room and plead pinch Burgess — who is seemingly unaware of nan confrontation — to driblet nan knife, which was akin to a food knife, the BBC reported.

“You gonna put it connected nan crushed for me,” Smith said.

“Just chuck it connected nan crushed for us,” Commoto pleaded, earlier adding, “We don’t want to wounded you.”

“Pop it down for me,” Smith continued. “Come, connected Donald, put it down. We tin lick this without having to edifice to this.”  

The confrontation past spins retired of power arsenic Smith heads toward Burgess, who waves his leaf astatine him. 

Smith responded by spraying Burgess pinch astir a afloat tin of mace, dousing him successful nan look and his mouth. 

Commoto shouts: “Do it now! Drop nan knife!”

Smith past pulls retired his baton and strikes Burgess. “Put it down,” he yelled astatine nan aged man, nan footage showed.  

But he refuses to driblet nan knife.

Commoto yet tasers Burgess, who lets retired a large moan arsenic his assemblage seizes up and nan leaf drops to nan floor.

The nonagenarian was taken to nan hospital, wherever he was treated for his injuries earlier dying of COVID 3 weeks later.

Smith and Comotto are connected proceedings facing battle charges for attacking Burgess.

Both constables pleaded not blameworthy to nan charges.

Prosecutor Paul Jarvis KC said the constables utilized “unnecessary and excessive” unit in restraining nan suspect.

“It ought to person been evident by nan truth he had 1 limb that this was a man who wasn’t going to beryllium mobile,” Jarvis told nan assemblage successful Southwark Crown Court Monday.

“This was an elderly, susceptible man who whitethorn not person understood what was going on.”