Investigation
Man Suffers Broken Arm During Mental Health Arrest
Date Published: 2023-06-30
Province: New Brunswick
Police Agency: Codiac RCMP
Summary
On November 15, 2022, Codiac RCMP received a call about a person who was experiencing a mental health crisis. Police responded and interacted with Affected Party (AP). The police attempted to convince the AP to voluntarily attend the hospital with EHS, but they refused. The AP would ask the officers for a hug then scream and yell when they came close. When the officers attempted to arre st/detain the AP in order to take the m to hospital, the AP actively resisted and struggled with the officers. The struggle was witnessed by two independent witnesses. The witnesses said they heard a pop, and kne w it was some sort of injury but felt it may have been sustained by one of the officers as the AP did not react. It was later discovered that it was the AP who had suffered a broken arm. As a result of this serious injury, SiRT was contacted by the New Brunswick RCMP and commenced an investigation into the matter the next day. The investigation was completed on April 3, 2023. SiRT…