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Policeman who tasered ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson found guilty of manslaughter

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Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A police officer who tasered an ex-footballer and then kicked him in the head twice has been cleared of murder but convicted of manslaughter.

Ex-Premier League star Dalian Atkinson, who played eight times for Manchester City, went into cardiac arrest after being Tasered three times by West Mercia Police Pc Benjamin Monk on August 15 in 2016.

The 48-year-old was pronounced dead in hospital at 2.45am – about an hour after he was Tasered. READ MORE: Monk claimed he was put in fear of his life by the former Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town star.

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