In Hanover, the police used a stun gun against a man. But this is not only briefly overwhelmed, but dies in a clinic.
Hanover – A man from Garbsen near Hanover who was overwhelmed by the police died in a clinic on the same day. According to the authorities, special police forces used a so-called taser during the early Friday morning operation.
Tasers are stun guns that cause temporary paralysis in the nervous system. Arrow electrodes fly out of the devices into the attacker’s body. Current pulses are then emitted from the cables attached to it.
“There was a threat,” said a spokesman for the Hanover public prosecutor’s office on Tuesday. An autopsy should now clarify the cause of the 39-year-old’s death. It could take about a week for the results of all forensic examinations to be available. The “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung” first reported on the use of the Taser. In Lower Saxony, according to the spokesman, tasers are used by SEK forces because they need special training.
According to the police, the man had initially dialed the emergency number on Friday night and provided confused information. When the police arrived at his home, he threatened them with a knife and a metallic object. The officers reportedly brought the wife to safety, withdrew and informed the Special Operations Command (SEK), which overpowered the man a little later. When his condition worsened, he was taken to a hospital, where he died on Friday evening, the police said. dpa
