Saskatoon man hit by taser after threatening police with knife

Saskatoon police used a taser to defuse a domestic situation Saturday night.

Around 11:30 p.m. police were called to a home on Poplar Crescent in the Buena Vista neighbourhood about a man attempting to harm himself and his wife with a large kitchen knife.

Police said they were forced to hit the man with a taser when he began threatening officers with the knife.

The 68-year-old wasn’t injured from the taser, but was taken to hospital for a pre-existing health condition.

No charges have been laid in the incident.

The incident will be reviewed in accordance to police policy.