The male in hospital in a critical condition after the police hit him with a taser in London and had to be rescued from the River Thames.
Police, who under investigation after the incident, said they received a call just after 9 am on Saturday for reports of human with screwdriver screaming in Chelsea Bridge Road.
When the officers arrived shortly after, the Metropolitan Police claimed they had challenged the man. on Chelsea Bridge and defused the stun gun, but were unable to detain him safely.
The person is presumably in he was 40 years old, “he subsequently entered the river,” police said, and was rescued by the RNLI. who took him to the hospital, where his condition is assessed as critical. Police said they are still trying to contact the man. family.
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Metropolitan Directorate of Professional Standards is investigating the incident and has referred it to the Independent Office. for Police Conduct (IOPC).
DCI Rory Wilkinson of Metropolitan Central West BCU said the man was “extremely ill.” in hospital” and what full under investigation way.
“My thoughts with this man, who very unwell in hospital. Officers do their best to get in touch with his family,” he said.
“I understand that there are always concerns about incidents in which the people suffer while being in contact with police. All Met officers know that they are responsible for their actions and full under investigation way establish exactly what happened.”
An IOPC spokesman said: “We were made known to the Meteorological Service Police Service of incident on Chelsea Bridge this morning. An independent investigation is underway way. The investigators went to their post- the procedure of the incident and the place of the incident.
