A police officer has been charged with the murder of former Aston Villa and Manchester City footballer Dalian Atkinson. The former striker died after being Tasered near his father’s home in Telford in ...

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LONDON (AP) — British prosecutors accused a police officer of murder Tuesday for allegedly using unnecessary force against a Black former Premier League soccer player, who died after being kicked in ...

Dalian Atkinson, a former striker for the Premier League’s Aston Villa, reportedly died early Monday morning after being Tasered by police in the town of Telford in Shropshire, England. The Press ...

Atkinson, 48, whose former clubs included Aston Villa and Spain's Real Sociedad, was given medical treatment at the scene but later died. West Mercia police said officers had been called to "a report ...

The Pc who killed Dalian Atkinson has been jailed for eight years – as the ex-footballer’s family criticised a decision not to sack the officer for gross misconduct linked to previous cautions.

PC Mary Ellen Bettley-Smith has been cleared at Birmingham Crown Court of assaulting retired Aston Villa footballer Dalian Atkinson prior to his death in Telford, Shropshire, in 2016. Jurors ...

P Pulse News Agency International by AFP Follow The jury in the Dalian Atkinson murder trial at Birmingham Crown Court heard a statement Thursday from the former footballer's father that his son was ...

LONDON (AP) — 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.

Tributes poured in for former English premier league striker Dalian Atkinson on Monday after he died when police fired a high-voltage Taser stun-gun at him during an incident in his home town.