custody_injury · 2025-Q4
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) · SIU case 25-OCI-500
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The evidence collected by the SIU , including interviews with the Complainant and the SO , and video footage that captured the incident in part, gives rise to the following scenario. In the late afternoon of December 4, 2025, HPS officers were dispatched to an address in the area of Wentworth Street and Main Street East, Hamilton, following a call to police about domestic abuse. CW #1 reported that the Complainant had threatened her earlier in the day and attended at her apartment where he caused a domestic disturbance. The SO , in the company of WO #4, arrived at the address. They were aware that there were warrants in effect for the Complainant’s arrest on firearm-related charges. A friend of CW #1’s – CW #2 – spoke with the officers and indicated that the Complainant was possibly at the rear of the residence. The SO walked to the east side of the house and located the Complainant sitting in a chair. He directed the Complainant not to move, told him to stand up and then grabbed his right arm, lifting him from the chair. The Complainant immediately began to resist the officer. The two exchanged punches to the head before falling to the ground where the struggle continued. The SO yelled out for WO #4’s help, and he appeared quickly and joined in the struggle. The Complainant flailed his legs and refused to release his arms to be handcuffed. The SO and WO #4 punched the Complainant multiple times but could not sufficiently subdue him to take control of his arms behind the back. WO #1 arrived on scene about two minutes after the altercation started and assisted in eventually handcuffing the Complainant. The Complainant was transported to hospital after his arrest and diagnosed with a broken nose and a fractured right orbital bone.
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