Thomas Ward claims the bite left him with long-term nerve damage and chronic pain
A burglar who suffered a “significant” injury after being bitten by a police dog has been given the go-ahead to bring a legal challenge against Greater Manchester Police.
At a hearing at the High Court in London in February, Ward asked a judge to give him the go-ahead to bring a legal claim against GMP for trespass to the person, alleging that he was not warned there was a police dog and that it bit him after he was handcuffed.The force claims that officers shouted to Ward that a dog was present and would be used and that Jerry stopped biting him before he was detained following orders from his handler, Police Constable Jackson.
She said: “Mr Ward’s case is that there was no warning of a dog. PC Jackson says he did give such a warning. “Whilst this is by no means a case where I can say at this stage that it would be grossly disproportionate, nor can I rule it out. The timing of the warning, the relative position of Mr Ward and PC Jackson will be relevant matters and those are matters for a trial.”
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