EDMONTON – A delay of nearly six years has made bringing out the truth behind charges against two Edmonton police officers a difficult job, said the presiding officer during closing arguments at a disciplinary hearing Wednesday.
Constables Cody Zielie and Richard Abbott are each facing one count of unlawful use of authority for allegedly being too rough with a 17-year-old runaway.
In December 2003, they joined in a foot chase and Abbott tackled the youth. But one of the two independent witnesses of the arrest is dead, and the other has moved away.
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EDMONTON — Two Edmonton police constables have been waiting nearly six years to hear the end of allegations they beat a 17-year-old runaway before handing him back to his group home.
The incident dates back to late 2003.
Medical records examined at a police internal disciplinary hearing Tuesday show the young man suffered a fractured toe, scratches to his face and a fractured jaw.
A doctor who saw his injuries told him he looked like he “got beat up by a gang,” the young man told the hearing.
He can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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An Edmonton police constable was relieved of his patrol duties and placed into an administrative position yesterday after being accused of assaulting a man he arrested.
The constable, 29-year-old Haoyin Zheng, was also charged with assault and assault with a weapon after a 51-year-old man was arrested for an alleged auto theft near 105th Avenue and 145rd Street around 3 a.m.
After the arrest, the man was taken to hospital complaining of pain to his ribs. He was treated for minor bruising and later released.
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