Man left paralysed by fall after police Tasered him

THE Met Police is facing a £2million payout to a young black man who was paralysed from the chest down when he fell after an officer Tasered him.

Jordan Walker-brown, who was 23, broke his back when he fell backwards over a fence in Harringay, north London, after being Tasered by Pc Imran Mahmood in May 2020.

The officer said he feared Mr Walker-brown – who was running away and unarmed – had a knife and needed to be “contained”. Pc Mahmood stood trial for grievous bodily harm and was cleared by a jury at Southwark Crown Court in May last year.

Mr Walker-brown launched a civil action in 2022, suing the Metropolitan Police Commissioner for compensation over life-changing injuries.

The High Court heard this week that the Met admitted liability in relation to his claim and now faces paying out millions of pounds in damages and court costs.

The officer had received training highlighting the fact that Tasers cause “intense pain” and trigger an inability to control the muscles, and that Tasering someone at a height is especially risky.

In a press release from his lawyers, Mr Walker-brown said he ran from the police because he had “a small amount of cannabis in my possession for personal use”, but said he believed he was more at risk of being stopped by police because he is black.

A High Court hearing before judge Master Richard Armstrong this week revealed that Mr Walker-brown has been running a parallel civil claim for damages over his injuries.

Master Armstrong told the court: “This is a claim for damages for assault and breach of human rights. The claimant was Tasered, causing him to fall from a wall and rendering him paraplegic from the chest down. Liability is admitted and this is a quantum dispute.”

Kate Boakes, for Mr Walker-brown, told the judge: “It’s clearly a seven-figure case.”

Kate Lumbers, for the Met Police, told the judge that they regard the claim as being worth between £1million and £2 million.

The judge made directions for the full case to be heard in a 10-day trial in 2026.