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Ontario’s Watchdog has closed the case on a man hospitalized following an arrest in Simcoe.
In the early morning of Monday, December 23rd, the 30-year-old man was arrested a short distance from his home in relation to a domestic incident. Prior to police arrival, the man had consumed a significant quantity of alcohol. When located by police, he attempted to swallow a baggie of cocaine. He became unresponsive promptly after being handcuffed and was transported to hospital for emergency care. The man was treated for respiratory distress secondary to airway obstruction caused by the baggie of drugs and alcohol intoxication.
Based on the Special Investigation Unit’s preliminary inquiries, including the review of the man’s medical records, SIU Director Joseph Martino felt the investigation should be discontinued.
“As the police had nothing to do with either of the man’s conditions, there was patently nothing to investigate as far as the potential criminal liability of any police officer was concerned.”
The file has been closed.
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