The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has terminated an investigation into an incident that took place in June in Bracebridge.
The SIU had been investigating the arrest and injury of a 30-year-old man, who was arrested June 21 after the report of an assault involving his girlfriend.
“Following a stay in hospital where he was treated for a serious hand injury suffered prior to his arrest, the man was taken to the Bracebridge (OPP) detachment and put in a cell,” the SIU stated in a news release. “The man was then involved in a physical altercation with several officers while at the station where he reportedly suffered a nose injury.”
However, after reviewing medical records, SIU director Joseph Martino “was not satisfied that the man suffered a broken nose or any other serious injury within the terms of the SIU’s statutory mandate.
“Accordingly, the SIU was without jurisdiction to (investigate) further and the file has been closed.”
