Doctors Battled To Save Tasered Dalian Atkinson, Inquest Told

Doctors fought for more than half an hour to save the life of ex-Aston Villa striker Dalian Atkinson , after he was shot with a taser by police. The coroner's officer Julie Hartridge said West Mercia Police officers were called there at 1.39am following a "report of concern for safety". Two West Mercia police officers are under criminal investigation over the death of the retired striker, who lived near Telford.