Edmonton Police Watch

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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