Author of the article: Postmedia Staff
Publishing date: May 27, 2021 • 2 days ago • 1 minute read • Three Belleville police officers face a charge of assault causing bodily harm in relation to the arrest of a man in a restaurant in 2019. The charge was laid by the director of Ontario s Special Investigations Unit. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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The director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has charged three Belleville police officers with assault causing bodily harm in connection with a 2019 arrest at a city restaurant.
The provincial unit, which investigates cases of death, sexual assault and other serious injuries involving police, announced the charges Thursday via a news release.
The director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has charged three Belleville police officers with assault causing bodily harm in connection with a 2019…
Author of the article: Postmedia Staff
Publishing date: May 27, 2021 • 13 minutes ago • 1 minute read • Three Belleville police officers face a charge of assault causing bodily harm in relation to the arrest of a man in a restaurant in 2019. The charge was laid by the director of Ontario s Special Investigations Unit. Photo by Ashley Fraser /Postmedia
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The director of Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit has charged three Belleville police officers with assault causing bodily harm in connection with a 2019 arrest at a city restaurant.
The provincial unit, which investigates cases of death, sexual assault and other serious injuries involving police, announced the charges Thursday via a news release.
Published Thursday, May 27, 2021 2:25PM EDT BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Ontario s police watchdog says three officers from Belleville, Ont., have been charged with assault related to the arrest of a man a year and a half ago. The Special Investigations Unit says the alleged assault happened in November 19, when a 34-year-old man was arrested inside a joint KFC and Taco Bell restaurant. The agency says the man was taken to hospital after the arrest, and doctors found he had been seriously injured. The SIU didn t describe the nature of the man s injuries or detail the allegations against the officers. Three officers with the Belleville Police Service have been charged with assault causing bodily harm.