Civilian police investigator targets evasive Vancouver officers for further probe
Two Vancouver police officers who punched and injured a drunken man won’t face further investigation into their use of force, but four other officers who witnessed the arrest last year might have to explain their actions to B.C.’s police complaint commissioner.
MacDonald says civilian investigators were told the man’s multiple facial fractures and broken rib happened when he fell on his face during the arrest, but questioning of the four officers who agreed to be interviewed revealed he fell backwards, and his injuries came from the punches and knee strikes of officers.
“While it is understandable that witnesses to a dynamic event sometimes have imperfect recollections of it, these witnesses were professional police officers, trained to be careful and accurate reporters of their observations, especially involving incidents of violence with the potential for legal repercussions,” MacDonald says in his report.
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