Investigation
SiRT Concludes Investigation into Serious Injury in New Minas
File Number: 2025-0097
Date Opened: 2025-08-25
Date Closed: 2026-12-03
Date Published: 2026-01-08
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP New Minas
Status: Concluded
Summary
On August 25, 2025, members of the New Minas RCMP responded to a 911 call related to an adult male who had jumped out of a moving vehicle that had been traveling at approximately 70km/hr. EHS responded and assessed the male (the Affected Party/AP). They identified serious head injuries that required urgent medical attention at the hospital. The AP was not cooperative, would not exit the vehicle he was seated in, and refused medical care. As a result, police were contacted to assist as he urgently required medical attention, and he may need to be taken to hospital under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act (IPTA).
Two officers responded and tried to reason with the AP to attend the hospital, but he refused. He reached for a bag in the vehicle, then stepped out of the vehicle and made a statement that challenged officers to fight. Officers attempted to handcuff the AP, took him to the ground, and a struggle ensued. Officers were eventually able to handcuff the AP, and he was transported to a local hospital and then airlifted to a hospital in Halifax. The AP was diagnosed with a fractured skull, a temporal bone fracture, and other injuries. As a result of the police interaction and the injuries sustained by the AP, SiRT commenced an investigation into the actions of the officer who brought the AP to the ground. At the time of the referral to SiRT, it was unclear how the AP sustained his injuries.