Pensioner left paralysed when he ran from burglary cops sues for £10m

A 65-year-old man who was left paralysed when he fell from a shed trying to escape police investigating a burglary is suing the Met for £10m. Leonard Sandiford sustained life changing injuries after PC Liam Newman, 31, gave chase and twice discharged his stun gun in Woodford Green, east London in April 2022. A member of the public had called police to report an attempted burglary of Coral bookmakers on Chigwell Road, Woodford Green just before 5am on 24 April…

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