Investigation
Self-Inflicted Injury in Police Presence
Date Published: 2020-08-20
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
This matter was referred to SiRT on April 7, 2020at 6:40a.m. The initial call to the police asking for assistance was made by a neighbour of the Affected Person’s ( AP) wife at approximately 6:08a.m. that same day. It referenced the wife in the adjacent apartment screaming that her husband had a knife. The following items were obtained during the investigation and considered in the preparation of this report; police reports from the two subject officers (SO1and SO2) six other officers who attended the scene, photographs of the scene taken by members of the Forensic Identification Section and reports prepared by members of that team, statements from four civilian witnesses, a report prepared by an attending paramedic and the Medical Examiner’s Office certificate. The AP’s wife woke that morning to find the AP in the kitchen making coffee. The AP then went to the living room and said, “ Imay as well do it now”. He had a knife and began walking towards the balcony. As his wife appr…