Two First Nations women arrested in Innisfail impaired driving stop are accusing Mounties of police brutality.
‘I can’t understand how that level of force would be used against two small women on a lonely road’
“A lone officer . . . immediately escalated to the use of extreme force to rip Ms. Friesen from the vehicle,” lawyer Andrew Phypers, the brother of Laura Phypers, said in a statement.Article contentHe said when his sister came to the aid of her friend, she was struck in the head and chest at least seven times while Friesen’s head was slammed repeatedly into the gravel road by the officer, breaking the woman’s nose and inflicting a concussion and extensive bruising.
Andrew Phypers said it’s unclear if racism played a role in the incident but added, “I can’t say the optics are good — two First Nations women suffered a severe beating at the hands of police.”
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