A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with grievous bodily harm after a black man was left paralysed from the chest down following a Taser incident in May 2020.
Jordan Walker-Brown, 25, was shot with the electronic device in Haringey, north London, causing severe spinal cord damage. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised the charge after an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The officer, who has not been named, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 19 April. The IOPC found evidence that the officer may have committed grievous bodily harm.
Walker-Brown was stopped by officers from the Met's Territorial Support Group on two consecutive days in May 2020, both times carrying a small amount of cannabis for personal use. On 4 May, he was chased and, while jumping over a wall, was struck by a Taser, causing him to fall and sustain life-changing injuries.
In a statement, Walker-Brown said he posed no threat and was running away due to fear as a young black man. He welcomed the CPS decision as a 'first step towards justice'.
