Police officer guilty of manslaughter in soccer star's death


A British police officer was convicted Wednesday of manslaughter in the death of Dalian Atkinson, a former professional soccer player who died after being Tasered and kicked in the head. A jury unanimously found Constable Benjamin Monk guilty of manslaughter but cleared him of murder. Former Aston Villa star Atkinson, 48, died in August 2016 after police were called to his father’s home in Telford, central England.

Original Source: Yahoo!

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