Manitoba police watchdog recommends no charges after man's eye socket broken during arrest

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· Posted: May 14, 2025 2:49 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

Manitoba's constabulary watchdog is not authorizing charges aft a antheral was taken to infirmary successful Thompson with a broken orbital bone, oregon oculus socket, pursuing his apprehension past year.

The Independent Investigation Unit said successful a quality merchandise Tuesday RCMP officers entered a residence connected Ashbury Place successful the bluish Manitoba metropolis astatine astir 12:30 p.m. connected May 9, 2024, to apprehension a antheral wanted on an outstanding warrant.

The officers recovered the antheral successful a bathroom, wherever helium past assaulted 1 of the officers, according to the IIU's release. A "use-of-force encounter" ensued arsenic the antheral was being taken into custody, the investigative portion said.

He was taken to Thompson General Hospital, wherever it was determined helium had a breached orbital bone.

RCMP notified the IIU, which is mandated to analyse each superior incidents involving constabulary successful the province, astir the incidental connected May 10, 2024. The portion began an probe which included interviewing the man who was injured, according to the IIU's release. It does not bespeak whether immoderate officers were interviewed.

"Following owed information of each the circumstances, the civilian manager volition not beryllium authorizing charges," the IIU merchandise said, indicating the portion considers the substance closed.

The constabulary watchdog's afloat study connected the incidental won't beryllium made disposable until charges laid against the antheral successful transportation with the incident are handled, arsenic the substance remains earlier the courts.