Police reveal why they electrocuted a man who died in custody three days later

Police said that tasers were to be used on the man who died in custody three days after his arrest, for the safety of the police officers involved.

Supt. Karyn Malthus, commander of Auckland District, said Sunday they responded to reports of the man attacking an elderly man.

"This has been a significant and volatile violent incident, she said."

"It took four policemen to hold him back". The first two uses of Taser were ineffective, the other two being effective, she said.

If they had not used the tasers, the two policemen could have been seriously injured if not killed. It is fair to say that they are traumatized. "

The police were called to the address of the man the day before, and she is looking into that too," she said.

Eye Witnesses [19659008] Herald the man acted as a "wild animal" before he was electrocuted several times by the police on Sunday

the man allegedly attacked an elderly person in the bay of Freemans outside a residential address

"He was out of control," said the witness to Herald

"He resisted arrest and he also came to the cops, he was told to get down to the ground and he did not, so they electrocuted him. "