The UK's police watchdog has launched an investigation into the Metropolitan Police after officers pointed a taser at a "distressed" 91-year-old girl who was certain with handcuffs and lined with a spit hood. Officers with the service restrained the lady - who suffers from dementia - in early May as they attended an incident in Peckham, southeast London, the place she was having a public dispute along with her carer. The girl was allegedly left with cuts and bruising to each wrists and an arm after she was handcuffed, and the Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating.

The Met Police mentioned officers had been known as to "reports of a disturbance" on the girl's residence in St George's Way on May 9.

They discovered she was "distressed" and arguing along with her carer.

One of the attending officers claimed she spat on them, main them to use additional restraints, together with a mesh spit hood.

According to the Met, additionally they aimed a taser on the aged girl in a "red-dot challenge."

The Sun reported she was stretchered away, with one neighbour telling the publication they heard "crying and screaming."

The neighbour mentioned, whereas looking their window, they noticed her "strapped down on a stretcher."

They counted two police automobiles and a van on the scene, including: "You would think with all those people they would be able to manage it without tying her down."

The IOPC has since launched an investigation into the occasions of the incident.

The organisation mentioned it suspended one officer - who's prohibited from utilizing a taser because the investigation continues - with 5 others positioned on restricted duties with out public contact.

A member of the lady's household was allowed to look at footage of the incident captured by the officers' body-worn video cameras.

The Met mentioned: "Police are in contact with them and arranged for a family member to view body-worn video of the incident."

Detective Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh mentioned it was clear that the expertise may have been "distressing" for the lady concerned and that the circumstances "raise a number of questions that need to be answered".

He added that he did not "wish to pre-judge this process", however mentioned that officers should "justify any use of force or restraint"

Det Ch Supt Adjei-Addoh mentioned that the Met Police expects personnel to "show compassion and to adjust their approach in real-time according to the circumstances they are faced with."

He concluded: "I am committed to transparency in relation to this incident.

"I'm already in touch with our key companions and can preserve them, and people instantly concerned, knowledgeable as our inquiries progress."