Met police officer who twice fired Taser at girl, 10, cleared of gross misconduct

PC Jonathan Broadhead used stun gun on girl holding garden shears after responding to 999 call in south-west London

A police officer who fired a Taser at a 10-year-old girl who was holding garden shears has been cleared of gross misconduct.

Jonathan Broadhead, a Metropolitan police constable, faced the charge after using the weapon on the child twice within a few seconds of entering her home. He and a colleague were responding to the mother's 999 call, made after the girl threatened her with a hammer and the shears.