Investigation
HRP Assault Incident Resulting in Serious Injury (Subdural Hematoma)
File Number: 2023-021
Date Opened: 2023-04-06
Date Closed: 2023-08-01
Date Published: 2023-10-20
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Status: Concluded
Decision: No charges laid
Summary
At approximately 19:17 on March 20th, 2023, HRP responded to a 911 call in Halifax. The AP had called 911 to indicate that they wanted to go to detox, was drunk and that their brain was not functioning properly. Emergency Health Services (“EHS”) was not clear on the nature of the call and the AP was not responding clearly to questions. The SO and Witness Officer 1 (“WO1”) were dispatched to ascertain the nature of the call. Prior to attending, the SO noted that the name of the person who called 911 was flagged in the HRP system for previous assault with a weapon charges…