A magistrate has criticised “exceedingly heavy-handed” ACT police officers who Tasered an Aboriginal woman with an intellectual disability during a routine arrest.

The woman, named Emma, pleaded with officers not to use the stun gun on her and told them she was unarmed during the arrest at a Canberra bus stop in January.

Police were called because of reports Emma had a knife, but she was only found to have two pairs of scissors, one of which was broken, in a nearby backpack.

Guardian Australia is not using Emma’s full name at the request of her lawyer to protect her privacy.

The court was shown police body-worn footage of the arrest, in which she is seen raising her hands immediately after officers arrived and pointed a Taser towards her.

As she pushed back against an officer who was trying to handcuff her she was pulled to the ground.

While two officers held her down another placed a Taser against her back and activated it, in what is known as “drive stun” mode.…