File pic of footballer Dalian Atkinson
An investigation was carried out on two police officers in Britain on Thursday (August 18) as part of a criminal probe into the death of a former football player after he was tasered by police.
Forty eight year old Dalian Atkinson, who played for Aston Villa in the early 1990s, died on Monday (August 15) in Telford, western England.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) watchdog said a probe into the circumstances of his death led to two local police officers being put under investigation and served with gross misconduct notices,.
‘Having carefully considered the evidence gathered so far, we are undertaking a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Atkinson's death and the level and type of force used,’ IPCC Commissioner Derrick Campbell said in a statement.
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