The Deputy Director of the Special Investigations Unit has terminated a probe into reported injuries suffered by a 42-year-old man during his arrest by West Grey Police officers.
According to the SIU, the man was arrested in Durham on August 26, 2025, following a call to police from his wife reporting ongoing harassment by him.
During his arrest, the man attempted to flee on foot…but police pursued and apprehended him.
The SIU says once apprehended he resisted police and was uncooperative, and officers used physical control techniques and a conducted energy weapon to handcuff him.
At the police station, the man complained of pain and was transported to the hospital where he was cleared of serious injury.
He continued to experience pain and returned to the hospital where another X-ray was done and again did not identify any injuries. Then on September 8, 2025, the man went to hospital where he underwent a CT scan and was diagnosed with left-side rib fractures.
The SIU says following an exam and review by a forensic pathologist of the CT scan dated September 8, 2025, it was found to be highly unlikely that the multiple displaced rib fractures identified on the CT scan were present but not visualized on the earlier X-ray imaging.
Further, the CT scan showed no evidence of a healing response, which would be expected if the fractures occurred on August 26, 2025, as alleged.
“On this record, it was apparent no WGPS officer was responsible for the man’s injury,” the SIU says in a release. “Accordingly, there being nothing to investigate as far as the potential criminal liability of any police officer, the file has been closed.”