“As the woman did not sustain a ‘serious injury’ within the terms of the SIU’s mandate, the SIU does not have statutory jurisdiction to investigate the matter.”
A 49-year-old woman injured when a police mounted unit moved through a crowd of demonstrators during the Ottawa occupation suffered only a shoulder strain in the encounter, Ontario’s Special Investigation Unit says.
The SIU investigated the Feb. 18 incident, but said Monday that the woman’s injuries were not serious enough to warrant its further involvement. The SIU is an independent civilian agency that investigates deaths and serious injuries involving police.
