Kevin Baumber acts for officer acquitted of GBH following taser deployment
15th January 2026
Kevin Baumber acts for officer acquitted of GBH following taser deployment
Metropolitan Police Service officer PC Newman was unanimously acquitted by a jury of an allegation of s.20 grievous bodily harm arising from the use of a taser during the arrest of a burglary suspect, following a foot chase in Woodford in the early hours of the morning.
The complainant fell from a height during the incident and suffered tetraplegia as a secondary injury. The trial involved detailed consideration of body-worn video footage, eyewitness accounts, and expert evidence on tasers and their use.
Kevin Baumber acted as defence counsel. For further information on Kevin’s practice, please see his website profile here.
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