Dalian Atkinson's final months were spent in a state of frantic desperation, convinced only a doctor he had found on the internet in the United States could save him from an illness he believed was killing him.
The former Aston Villa and Ipswich Town player, 48, died in the early hours of Monday, suffering a heart attack after he was Tasered by police officers outside his father’s home in Telford, Shropshire.
Earlier this week, the Independent Police Complaints Commission announced they have launched a criminal investigation into the behaviour of two officers and have served them with gross misconduct notices.