Two Thames Valley Police officers accused of misconduct after allegedly using taser gun and kicking suspect

It's claimed one officer kicked the man in the neck while the other kicked him in the back
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Two Thames Valley Police officers are facing a public misconduct hearing about their handling of a man they arrested.

PC Rory Mayes and PC Leigh Pateman were on duty together in June last year when they became involved in a pursuit on a motor vehicle and thereafter the restraint and arrest of a male on the hard shoulder.

During their involvement with the male it is alleged that both officers discharged their Taser.

The police officers face a misconduct hearingThe police officers face a misconduct hearing
The police officers face a misconduct hearing

It is also alleged that one officer kicked him in the neck area while the other kicked him in the back.

It's claimed that they used unnecessary force to detain the male.

If these allegations are proven, the conduct would amount to gross misconduct for which dismissal would be justified, say police.

The misconduct hearing will take place between Monday February 14 and Friday February 18 at Thames Valley Police Headquarters in Kidlington before al legally qualified chair.