A moratorium must be imposed on the use of controversial Taser weapons by police, a leading lawyer said yesterday following the second stungun-related death in as many months.

A man died early yesterday after being shot with a Taser by officers responding to reports of a burglary at a flat in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Staffordshire Police said that officers discharged the weapon after being called to an address in Audley Road just after 1am.