Investigation
Psychiatric Patient Injury at Hospital
Date Published: 2015-03-12
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: Halifax Regional Police
Summary
At approximately 7:30p.m. on August 6, 2014, Halifax Regional Police (HRP) received a call from staff at the Dartmouth Crossing Walmart about a woman yelling and screaming without apparent cause in their parking lot. Amale HRP officer, Officer 1, responded to the call and located the 51- year-old woman, the Affected Person (AP), outside of a nearby business. The woman was taken into custody under the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act (IPTA), and brought to the QE II hospital without incident. While awaiting medical attention, a struggle with the woman occurred and her arm was broken. That occurred at approximately 12:45a.m. on August 7. Due to the serious injury, and in accordance with the requirements of the Police Act, HRP contacted SiRT to report the incident within a half hour. SiRT’s investigation commenced at that time, with an investigator attending the hospital soon after. The investigation was completed on December 12, delayed by issues within the investigation disc…