Police taser blind man

Police have said officers made “what appeared to be an appropriate decision” when they tasered an unarmed blind man after mistaking his cane for a gun.

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) assistant chief constable Garry Shewan said the blind man was thought to be “acting in an agitated mannerand, in the dark, the folded cane appeared to be a gun”.

Police were called to reports of a man with a gun on Albert Road, Levenshulme, on Thursday shortly after 6.40pm.

Mr Shewan said: “The 43-year-old man has accepted our apology and does not wish to make a complaint however we will continue to review the situation.”