Date Published: 2020-01-14

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: RCMP Colchester

SiRT began its investigation upon receiving a call from an adult male, the Affected Person (AP) on July 24, 2019. The AP said member s of the Cape Breton Regional Police (CBRP) had assaulted him while arresting him about 12:30am on Tuesday, July 23. He said the assault caused cuts on his head and several staples were needed to close the cuts. SiRT’s investigator contacted CBRP on July 24to obtain information from the arrest report. Subsequently, the investigator requested and obtained a number of reports from CBRP. On July 25, SiRT’s investigator spoke by telephone with the AP. After discussing the AP’s allegations and injuries, the investigator asked the AP to email him a photograph of his injuries. He asked as well that the AP obtain and send to him the medical reports related to the injuries. After the AP obtained his medical reports, SiRT’s investigator interviewed him in person. Information was received from the AP, five officers, two of whom became Witness Officers (WO1and WO2), …

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