THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
A Calgary police officer has been found guilty of assault causing bodily harm for slamming a woman into a floor face-first while she was in custody.
Const. Alex Dunn, 34, was convicted in the assault of Dalia Kafi at an arrest processing unit in 2017.
She was handcuffed with her hands behind her back.
Dunn said as part of his defence that he thought Kafi had slipped from her cuffs, which is why he slammed her to the floor.
Provincial court Judge Michelle Christopher says she didn’t find that plausible.
Dunn has been performing police administrative work pending the conclusion of the trial and his lawyer, Cory Wilson, says an appeal is likely. (CTV Calgary)
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 10, 2020
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