...A lawyer was condemned for her 'despicable' suggestion yesterday that a heroic police officer should be disciplined for saving his life with a Taser during a vicious machete attack.
...Her criticism of the victim provoked outrage yesterday as Metropolitan Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh said: 'This police officer stopped a man lawfully and politely asked him to get out of the vehicle because he did not have insurance.
...Mrs Justice Carr, sitting at the Old Bailey yesterday, rejected the notion that PC Outten had used excessive force, describing how 'arrogant' Rodwan flew into a rage when he was stopped by police for having no insurance in Leyton, East London, on August 7.The judge told the criminal: 'This was a brutal and shocking attack.
...Footage from his body-worn video shows PC Outten fighting for his life after Rodwan stabbed him repeatedly, fracturing his skull.
...Bleeding from six gashes to the head and one to the arm, the officer tasered Rodwan twice and brought him to the ground just as he prepared to strike again.
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