Toronto cop demoted for ignoring domestic violence call before woman's death
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A Toronto officer will receive a reduction in rank for his misconduct after failing to properly investigate and report a call for help in a domestic violence case from 2022, where a woman was shot and killed only 72 hours later.
On Tuesday, a Toronto police tribunal ruled that Const. Anson Alfonso will receive a reduction of rank from first-class constable to second-class constable for 18 months for his actions before the killing of 23-year-old Daniella Mallia.
Mallia was found shot in an underground garage in Toronto on Aug. 18, 2022.
She had called police three days before her death to report that her ex-boyfriend Dylon Dowman had been threatening and harassing her in text messages following their breakup, according to police documents.
In February, Dowman was found guilty of first-degree murder and received an automatic sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Alfonso, who had pleaded guilty to his misconduct charges at the end of April, only spoke to Dowman for three minutes and did nothing to help Mallia despite her pleas for help, according to police documents.
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