New Tasers to enable officers to fire from further afield

POLICE officers in England and Wales will soon be able to fire a Taser at a target about the length of a modern double-decker bus away after a new device was approved for use.

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Axon's T10 model is able to fire at up to 45ft (13.7m), almost double the distance of the Taser 7 which works at up to 25ft (7.6m), Alex Lowe, UK and Ireland regional director at Axon, said.

The device can also fire up to 10 single probes and the officer can choose where each is fired, unlike previous devices which have four.

They can also be fired at a faster speed.