WPS officer won’t be charged with bloodying nose of man in custody, IIU decides
Manitoba’s police watchdog has decided not to authorize charges against a Winnipeg Police Service officer who allegedly bloodied a man’s nose while he was in custody. The Independent Investigation Unit […]
The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba has decided not to charge a Winnipeg Police Service officer accused of injuring a man's nose while he was in custody. The man, arrested on Dec. 31 for violating a court order, claimed he was hit in the head while in his holding cell. The IIU's report states the guard involved told the supervising officer about the man's refusal to comply and then entered the cell to hit the man on both sides of his head, causing a bloodied nose and a sore ear.
The man reported the incident to the WPS professional standards unit on Jan. 28, but the case was reviewed and no charges were authorized due to no likelihood of conviction.
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