Court of King’s Bench Justice David Kroft said the Crown did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the force used by Const. Jeremiah Dumont-Fontaine on Brian Halcrow, an Indigenous man who later took his own life, was unjustified.
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Halcrow threw his baseball cap at the officer, and the officer responded by punching him twice in the head, causing bruising and a severe cut that required stitches. Dumont-Fontaine and the other officer brought Halcrow to the ground and handcuffed him. The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs raised concerns about the case, saying it was the latest in a series involving police mistreating Indigenous people.Article contentThe Thompson Inn bar worker who called police said Dumont-Fontaine was rough with Halcrow and placed him in handcuffs before leaving the bar. But video evidence and other witness testimony showed no physical interaction inside the bar, the judge wrote.
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