Investigation Reports

TASER use helped prevent self harm during Portadown incident

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that police were right to use a TASER stun gun when a man threatened self harm with a knife in Portadown in August 2015.

Officers justified in using taser three times as man on drugs threatens to jump out of window

A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that police were justified in discharging Taser three times against a man who was threatening to jump out of an upstairs window after breaking into two houses w...

Airport knife incident: police use of Taser was “justified and proportionate” says Police Ombudsman

The Police Ombudsman has concluded that police were justified in using Taser against a man acting irrationally with a knife at the perimeter fence of Belfast City Airport last June.

Use of CS Spray justified after juvenile attacked car and threatened officers

Police justified in using CS spray against 17-year-old in Ballymena

A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that police were justified in using CS Spray against a 17-year-old who was acting aggressively while officers investigated a burglary in Ballymena.

Taser use justified after man reports being robbed and threatens to stab robber and police

A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that an officer was justified in using Taser against a man who called 999 to report that he had been robbed, and who warned that he was going to kill the robber...

Police right to use Taser after man cuts wrists with a broken bottle

A Police Ombudsman investigation has found that police were justified in using Taser after a man began to cut his wrists with a broken bottle.

Officers right to use TASER after violent suspect appeared to reach for weapon

Police were right to use a TASER stun gun against a man they believed was reaching for a weapon, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has concluded.

TASER use was justified, but police introduce new procedures after loss of evidence

The PSNI has implemented a number of Police Ombudsman recommendations after a knife went missing following an incident in north Down during which TASER stun guns were used.

Officers could not have predicted man would kill

A Police Ombudsman investigation has found that police officers who did not arrest a man who repeatedly tried to enter a flat in south Belfast, could not have predicted that he would kill his friend less tha...