Date Published: 2018-12-18

Province: Nova Scotia

Police Agency: Cape Breton Regional Police

SiRT was contacted on July 30, 2018 by Cape Breton Regional Police Service (CBRPS) regarding comments posted on the Facebook account of a young male, alleging an assault by a member of the CBRP Sthat caused him to suffer a concussion, contusions and whiplash which he described as serious injuries. Although the alleged injuries did not fit the serious injury mandate of SiRT, it was determined that an investigation, under the public interest criteria, should be launched. Statements from the Affected Person (AP), three civilian witnesses, seven Witness Officers (WO), the Subject Officer (SO), the SO’s General Occurrence Report (GOR), a forensic identification report and photographs, a DNA analysis report, a blood spatter analyst’s opinion, the AP’s Facebook post and media interviews given by the AP were reviewed and analyzed. Police radio communications, video footage from various angles of the night club parking lot where the AP was arrested, the CBRPS rear parking lot and Booking/Cell a…

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