custody_injury · 2025-Q4
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) · SIU case 25-OCI-510
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The evidence collected by the SIU , including interviews with the Complainant and police and non-police witnesses, and video footage that captured the incident, gives rise to the following scenario. As was his legal right, the SO chose not to interview with the SIU or authorize the release of his notes. In the afternoon of October 9, 2025, the SO was off-duty and attending an appointment at a business, located in a strip mall on Bay Street, in Thunder Bay. While there, he observed a man – the Complainant applying orange spray paint to the front door of the business. He alerted the owner – CW #3. CW #3 ran after the Complainant, and the SO followed. As he fled along the sidewalk towards Bay Street, the Complainant lost his footing and fell forward onto the sidewalk, striking his face. CW #3 and the SO reached him within moments where he had fallen. CW #3 attempted to secure the Complainant’s legs, during which the Complainant kicked at him. The SO reached towards the Complainant’s upper body as he attempted to gain control of him, the Complainant continued to kick. The SO positioned the Complainant onto his right side, and as he applied physical control, including the use of his bodyweight, the Complainant came to rest in a prone position. The SO maintained control over the Complainant’s upper back. The SO and CW #3 then brought the Complainant’s hands behind him and continued to restrain him until police arrived. Several bystanders had gathered, and one contacted police. WO #1 responded, arrested the Complainant for mischief, assisted him to his feet, and transported him to the TBPS police station. The following day, the Complainant attended hospital and was diagnosed with bilateral nasal bone fractures of indeterminate age.
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