Man dies in N.S. jail after Taser hit

Last Updated: Thursday, November 22, 2007 12:45 PM AT
CBC News

A man who was jolted with a Taser has died in a Dartmouth, N.S., jail.
The 45-year-old man died Thursday morning at the Burnside correctional centre, about 20 hours after police used a stun gun on him.
Nova Scotia Justice Minister Cecil Clarke briefed reporters on the death and said there will be a review of police use of Tasers, but there will not be a ban on the weapons.
The RCMP and the province's chief medical examiner are investigating the man's death.
The hand-held Tasers deliver a jolt of electricity, which immobilizes the person targeted.
The unidentified man is the latest person to die after being stunned by a Taser.

Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski died at the Vancouver airport five weeks ago, prompting the federal government to order a review of the RCMP's Taser policy.
That review will not include other police forces.