Overview
- PC Liam Newman, 31, is on trial at Southwark Crown Court accused of grievous bodily harm against Leonard Sandiford.
- The case stems from an April 24, 2022 response to an attempted burglary in Woodford Green after officers intercepted a white Ford van.
- Footage shown in court captured a Taser being aimed and activated as Sandiford moved across an outbuilding before falling an estimated 5–6 feet.
- Prosecutor Irshad Sheikh told jurors the Taser discharge in those circumstances amounted to an unreasonable and unlawful use of force.
- Newman denies GBH, says he intended only to stop a fleeing suspect, was unsure the Taser connected, and earlier feared being run over; Sandiford testified he ran because he was “spooked.”