Investigation
RCMP Domestic Violence Allegation
Date Published: 2022-07-08
Province: Nova Scotia
Police Agency: RCMP Nova Scotia
Summary
On May 11, 2022, the Kings District RCMP received a call from the Department of Community Services (DCS) who had been contacted by staff from a Kings District elementary school. Ateacher, who was helping the children with a Mother’s Day poem, became concerned when they saw a child had written “ Icry when daddy punches you”. When the teacher asked the child about what they had written, the child told the teacher “Icry when my parents play fight”. As the father was a police officer, the RCMP referred the matter to SiRT . An investigation began that day and was concluded on June 14, 2022. The following information was obtained, reviewed, and considered in the preparation of this report. Referral from DCS, the notes of the DCS case worker involving the Subject Officer (SO) and the Affected Party (AP), audio statem ents of the SO and AP’s children conducted by DCS and two civilian witness statements. The main facts giving rise to this referral came from the audio taped statements gi…