(BBC News)
January 11, 2013
CHORLEY, ENGLAND– [Excerpt provided by Inclusion Daily Express] A blind man Tasered by a policeman who apparently mistook his white stick for a samurai sword has lodged a claim for damages from the Lancashire force.
Colin Farmer, 63, was stunned by an officer who was responding to reports of a man walking through Chorley with a sword on 12 October.
His solicitor said a claim had been registered for false imprisonment, assault and breach of human rights.
Mr. Farmer, who is registered blind and has suffered two strokes, said he had thought he was being attacked by thugs.
Entire article:
Tasered blind man Colin Farmer seeks damages from Lancashire Police
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-20966632
Related:
Blind man seeks Taser compensation (Shropshire Star)
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