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Woman tasered by police after waving knife in Norfolk

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 17:02 · Archive

Anne Egglestone, 63, was tasered and arrested after allegedly waving a knife during an incident in Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk.

Video footage has emerged showing the moment Anne Egglestone, 63, was tasered by police and arrested in Thorpe St Andrew, Norfolk, in July. Police were called after Egglestone assaulted a woman and damaged a mobile phone during an argument with neighbours near her home on Spinney Close.

Eyewitness Eli McCrystal, 29, said he heard the argument escalate over about an hour before police arrived. He described seeing Egglestone standing in her doorway waving a knife as officers approached. Three police vehicles and at least five officers attended the scene. McCrystal reported that after Egglestone was tasered, she lay on the ground screaming for several minutes.

Following the incident, Egglestone made argumentative and abusive calls to the Norfolk Police non-emergency switchboard, which violated a previous ban allowing her to call 999 only for genuine emergencies. Police arrested her the following day, on 16 August, when she became verbally abusive, physically aggressive and violent towards officers. Four officers were assaulted during the arrest, with reports of biting and kicking. Egglestone has 19 previous convictions for 74 offences.

Woman tasered by police after waving knife in Norfolk
Image: Eastern Daily Press

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In this story: Anne Egglestone · Eli McCrystal · Norfolk Police · Thorpe St Andrew · Spinney Close

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