Man paralysed in scuffle outside nightclub settles claim with police for £1.2m
The family of a man left paralysed and requiring 24-hour care after a scuffle outside a nightclub has agreed a £1.2 million settlement of a High Court claim against a police force.
Julian Cole was 19 when he was taken to the floor by Bedfordshire Police officers outside Elements nightclub in Bedford, after he had been removed from the venue on May 6 2013.
His relatives later took legal action against the force over the incident, which left him with a broken neck and damage to his spinal cord, which caused brain damage due to lack of oxygen.
Mr Cole, who is now 30, has
