A 57-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being ‘tasered’ by officers from Police Scotland on Saturday afternoon in the Stenhouse area.
Officers attended Stenhouse Drive after receiving reports of concern for a man wielding a bladed article around 5:55pm.
A taser was deployed by a specially trained officer due to the man’s behaviour and the man was later transported to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “We received a report of concern for a man in possession of a bladed article on Stenhouse Drive, Edinburgh, around 5.55pm on Saturday, 1 August, 2020.
“Officers attended and due to the man’s behaviour, a Taser was deployed by a specially trained officer. The man, 57, was suffering from serious injuries and taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
“A report will be submitted to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) as standard procedure following the deployment of a Taser.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
