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Defence counsel Don MacLeod said Justice Michael Lema should reject the evidence of Godfred Addai-Nyamekye that he was beaten by Trevor Lindsay on a cold winter’s night more than seven years ago.
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The lawyer said Addai-Nyamekye was clearly combative when Lindsay arrived on scene during a check on welfare call in response to several angry 911 calls the complainant made.
“In my submission he’s irrational, he’s angry, he’s unreasonable, he’s profane and he utters some remarkably offensive utterances,” MacLeod said of the individual Lindsay came upon in the East Village around 3 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2013.
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Lindsay said the Dec. 28, 2013, incident in which Godfred Addai-Nyamekye claims he was assaulted while calling for help in frigid winter temperatures, was the result of aggression on the alleged victim’s part.
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Lindsay said he responded to the then-under construction East Village area of Calgary for a call to check on welfare after Addai-Nyamekye made repeated angry calls to 911 looking for assistance.
Addai-Nyamekye, wearing just a tracksuit, had been left in the area by two other officers.
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Despite urging from his civil counsel a crucial Crown witness in the sentencing hearing of a Calgary officer convicted of police brutality won’t be finishing his testimony, court heard Tuesday.
Justice Michael Lema was told Godfred Addai-Nyamekye feels his mental health won’t allow him to continue giving evidence.
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Crown prosecutor John Baharustani said he received an email from Addai-Nyamekye’s civil lawyer, Tom Engel, indicating the witness does not wish to return to court.
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A crucial Crown witness in the sentencing hearing of a former Calgary police officer who body-slammed a handcuffed suspect to the pavement is capable of testifying, a psychologist testified Monday.
Dr. Patrick Baillie said while Godfred Addai-Nyamekye found giving evidence to be stressful, it isn’t exacerbating his post-traumatic stress disorder he has experienced since a Dec. 28, 2013, incident in which he was allegedly assaulted by then-Const. Trevor Lindsay.
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Addai-Nyamekye told court two months ago that the stress of testifying in Lindsay’s sentencing hearing for aggravated assault caused him anxiety, which triggered his PTSD.
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