Taser inquiry into police incident involving teenager

Stun gun used on 16-year-old Manchester boy after police responded to emergency call from teenager’s mother An inquiry is under way after a Taser gun was used by police on a 16-year-old schoolboy. The weapon was deployed as officers responded to an emergency call from the teenager’s mother. She had dialled 999 after her son locked her out of the family home in Wythenshawe, Manchester, following an argument. The woman reportedly told the officers the age and name of her son. When he came out of the property with his hands out there was a scuffle before the stun gun was used. He was then arrested on suspicion of assaulting two police officers but was later told he would face no charges. His family, who do not wish to be named, want an apology and are considering taking legal action. A spokesman for Greater Manchester police confirmed that after being called to a domestic dispute in Manchester, officers had deployed a Taser while arresting a 16-year-old boy. “He was arrested on suspicion of assaulting two police officers,” the spokesman said. “The Crown Prosecution Service later decided that no further action would be taken. A GMP professional standards branch (PSB) investigation is ongoing into the circumstances surrounding the use of a Taser during the arrest. In line with protocol, it was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the PSB investigation is being supervised by them.” Speaking about the incident, which took place on the afternoon of 30 June, the boy told the Manchester Evening News: “I came out, held my hands up and said: ‘I want to negotiate with my mum’. The next moment they all jumped on me. There was a scuffle and they tried to throw me to the ground but I wouldn’t go down so they tasered me. I didn’t know what was happening.” His mother said to the newspaper: “I thought they would just get him out of the house and take him to his sister’s or something to calm down. I was shocked at the response.” Police Manchester Tasers guardian.co.uk

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