SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Dec. 14, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices released the following News Alert:
According to Radio New Zealand News and TVNZ, "A defense lawyer has taken the unusual step of praising the police use of a TASER(r) (Electronic Control Device) on his client, who stabbed his three young children.
"Fa'amanu Milford, 30, was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for a total of 15 years after pleading guilty to three charges of injuring his children with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and one charge of kidnapping his former partner.
"Lawyer Greg King told the Lower Hutt District Court that at the time Milford was out of control and the police did the right thing in using the weapon.
"Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Levy says using other tactics could have proved fatal or insufficient to stop Milford.
"The children were aged three years, 18 months and eight weeks. The baby had stab wounds to his stomach while the older infant had a punctured lung.
"Wellington Hospital said at the time that the children suffered many stab wounds in the attack. All underwent emergency surgery that saved their lives."
The complete articles are available at:
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/latest/200712130920/taser_use_on_father_who_stabbed_children_praised_by_lawyer and http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/423466/1502428
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