SIU clears Hamilton police officers who fractured Toronto man's nose
CBC
Ontario's police watchdog has cleared two Hamilton police officers of any wrongdoing after they fractured a Toronto man's nose in November.
The Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said in its report that it interviewed the 44-year-old man and the two officers involved, though the officers refused to offer up their notes. Officers directly involved in an incident have the right to decline an interview or decline to submit their notes.
The report says the officers entered a mans's King Street East apartment on Nov. 15 to arrest him for staying in a unit despite being evicted.
There were numerous weapons in the room, according to the report, including a modified hammer with a razor blade attached.
The report says the 44-year-old man was hiding when police found him. It says he pushed and pulled while officers tried to handcuff him.
Then an officer punched the man twice while the other officer punched him once, according to the SIU.
"The officers were understandably concerned that the man could potentially grab a nearby knife and hatchet," said SIU director Joseph Martino in his report.
"In the circumstances, the punches were a reasonable use of force to quickly subdue the man and take him safely into custody."
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