custody_injury · 2026-Q1
Special Investigations Unit (Ontario) · SIU case 26-OCI-016
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The evidence collected by the SIU, including interviews with the complainant and police witnesses, gives rise to the following scenario. As was their legal right, the subject officer (SO) chose not to interview with the SIU, but did authorize the release of their notes. In the evening in early 2026, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) officers were looking for the complainant, who had left the scene of a domestic disturbance threatening suicide. Police were concerned for their wellbeing. A cell phone ping returned a location in the area of Victoria Avenue North and North Service Road, Lincoln. The SO, accompanied by two witness officers (WO #1 and WO #2), arrived in the area. There was no answer at the first house approached, but WO #1 noticed a light on at the adjacent property. The complainant had taken refuge in an empty house in that area. When WO #1 initially approached the house and asked the complainant to identify themselves, the complainant provided a false name. With the officer off the property, the complainant made their way to the rear of the property and into a steel shed, and had a knife in their possession. After WO #1 left the residence, the officer learned they had in fact been dealing with the complainant. The SO, WO #1, and WO #2 returned to the residence and located the complainant in the rear shed. The complainant displayed a knife and began walking with purpose toward the officers, repeatedly telling them to shoot them. The SO and WO #1 withdrew from the shed and ordered the complainant to drop the knife. The complainant discarded the knife and continued to advance. When the complainant was within striking range, the SO punched them in the face. The complainant fell but continued to resist on the ground by refusing to surrender their arms. WO #1 and WO #2 delivered several additional strikes to the torso and legs, after which the complainant was handcuffed. The complainant was subsequently diagnosed at hospital with a fractured left orbital bone.
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