On August 15, 2016, PC Benjamin Monk fired a stun-gun at Dalian Atkinson—a known football player for the likes of Manchester City and Aston Villa—for 33 seconds, and kicked him in the head twice as he ...

THE dad of former Premier League star Dalian Atkinson has said his son was "in a real state" shortly before he died after being Tasered by police in the hours of this morning. The ex Aston Villa and ...

A police officer assaulted retired football star Dalian Atkinson when he was “no longer a threat” after he was tasered to the ground by her colleague, a retrial has been told. Jurors heard Pc Mary ...

Former Aston Villa star Atkinson, 48, died in August 2016 after police were called to his father’s home in Telford, central England. He went into cardiac arrest on the way to a hospital and died ...

A British police officer was allowed to keep her job Friday after a disciplinary panel found her guilty of gross misconduct for unlawfully clubbing former professional soccer player Dalian Atkinson, ...

On June 23, 2021, West Mercia Police officer Benjamin Monk was convicted of manslaughter for the death of Dalian Atkinson. This marks the first time in 35 years that a British police officer has been ...

A police officer in England was charged with murder in the death of retired Premier League player Dalian Atkinson three years after the striker died. Atkinson, a standout for Aston Villa, was ...

He played for his country. He scored the goal of the season. He won trophies in three countries. And he died a year ago today at 48 after being tasered by police. Dalian Atkinson will go down in ...