Bodybuilder Tasered four times before he died
A police officer has told an inquest he Tasered a bodybuilder from Barrow-in-Furness four times while trying to arrest him
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Inquest into death of a man who was tasered by police
by Rob Smith
The inquest into the death of a bodybuilder, who was tasered by police, has started in Kendal. Dale Burns, from Barrow, died last year.
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Bodybuilder inquest continues in Kendal
The inquest into the death of a bodybuilder, who was tasered by police, has started in Kendal.
Dale Burns, from Barrow, died in August last year.
Coroner tells jurors that Dale took anabolic steroids and other drugs. This led to contact with police and medics prior to the day he died.
From @robsmithitv on Twitter:Police were called to Dale's home after a neighbour heard noises and found water pouring from his flat. He was half naked and "agitated".
From @robsmithitv on Twitter:Dale told officers he'd taken a drug called "Mad Cat". His bathroom was badly damaged - hence the leak. Police called an ambulance.
From @robsmithitv on Twitter:Bodybuilder taser inquest begins in Kendal
by Rob SmithThe inquest into the death of a bodybuilder, who was tasered by police, has started in Kendal.
Dale Burns, from Barrow, died in August last year.
A jury has been sworn in at the inquest and the coroner said they alone will decide how he died.
The jury was told they will need to consider what, if any, bearing that systems and policies of "public bodies" had on Dale's death.
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