In a case News 4 first told you about in June 2017 about a man who said he was assaulted by a Winnipeg Police officer, the IIU has concluded its investigation and says no charges should be laid.
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The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) of Manitoba began an investigation into an alleged assault by a WPS officer after a man said he was punched in the nose and eye. Although the injury did not meet the definition of a serious injury the civilian director, Zane Tessler, of the IIU decided it was in the public interest to investigate the incident.
Specifically, the IIU was looking into whether the officer had used unnecessary and excessive force.
Investigators say that the man told them that after he was assaulted by police he was pushed out a door of police headquarters and onto the street. The man then said he was picked up by friends and taken to hospital where medical staff told him his nose was broken.
Investigators reviewed video of various locations inside and outside police headquarters. They also had access and reviewed x-rays taken at two Winnipeg area hospitals.
In the final report by the IIU it was noted that the man did appear to have an injury to his face but the medical reports did not support how severely the man said he was beaten. The report also indicates that other evidence conflicted with the many of the man’s allegations.
In conducting their investigation, IIU investigators were aided by video of various locations within police headquarters and exterior street views, and by medical reports from two Winnipeg hospitals where the man had x-rays taken.
In his report on the investigation, IIU Civilian Director Zane Tessler noted that although the man did appear to suffer an injury to his face, the medical reports did not align with the severity of the beating he described. Further, the available evidence conflicted with many of his allegations.
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