Cornwall royal wedding party man shot with stun gun

Police shot a man with a Taser stun gun after he caused trouble at a royal wedding street party organised over the internet.

The 19-year-old was shot in Falmouth, Cornwall, last Friday.

Devon and Cornwall Police confirmed a Taser had been used to incapacitate the teenager, who was later cautioned for being drunk and disorderly.

Police were called after complaints from Marlborough Road residents about the party attended by about 500 people.

Insp Mark Richards said that many people had come from outside the area after organisers posted the event on the internet.

"They started using social networking sites so what might have been a traditional street party with a family environment became a much bigger event.

"There was a lot of noise, a lot of high spirits, a lot of drinking going on.

"It certainly would have annoyed residents who did not want it to go ahead, but I don't think it got that out of hand."

He said the Taser incident followed "anger and drunken behaviour purely and entirely directed at the police" by someone from outside the area.

"The individual was arrested for being drunk and disorderly and he offered a lot of violence and unfortunately a Taser was deployed."

The party had gone ahead despite a warning from police.

"They had been told they could not have a party because that would have meant shutting down the road and they did not have the authority to shut the road."

Partygoer Lee Burnett said: "The fact of the matter is that 99.9% of people who attended the event were there to have a good time and enjoy themselves.

"I don't know of anyone who felt threatened or acted out of line.

"We co-operated with the police, cleaned up our rubbish, and I even saw a student teaching a local child how to skateboard.

"The entire day had a warmth and atmosphere I can describe as none other than loving."

University College Falmouth said it had launched a full investigation into the alleged involvement of students in organising the party.

Deputy rector Geoff Smith said: "If it can be proven as a result of this investigation that any student has, or group of students have, brought the University College's reputation into disrepute by being centrally involved in the organisation of this event, please be assured that an appropriate level of disciplinary action will be taken as a matter of urgency."