Police officer’s Taser ‘assault’ left suspect wheelchair-bound

A suspected bookies raider was left wheelchair-bound after a Met Police officer fired his Taser at him and he fell off a shed, a court heard. Leonard Sandiford, 61, sustained life changing injuries after PC Liam Newman, 31, gave chase and repeatedly discharged his stun gun in Woodford Green, east London. Police bodyworn footage shows the officer firing his weapon at Mr Sandiford who gives out a yell before continuing his bid to escape before suffering a ‘uncontrolled and supported…