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RSS FeedsToronto police cleared in death of man Tasered eight times in bathtub
(The Star Travel)

 
 

23 march 2017 18:47:50

 
Toronto police cleared in death of man Tasered eight times in bathtub
(The Star Travel)
 


Ontario’s police watchdog has cleared Toronto police in the death of a man who died after he was Tasered eight times by police in his bathtub.Tony Loparco, director of the Special Investigations Unit, said in a news release Thursday that there are no reasonable grounds to lay criminal charges against any officers in connection to the Nov. 7, 2015 death of Rodrigo Almonacid Gonzalez.Gonzalez, 43, a part-time cleaner at a hospital and father of two, died after an incident involving police that began after he locked himself in the bathroom, prompting his wife to call police to his family’s apartment in the west end.More than 10 police officers responded, including a tactical squad carrying a battering ram and shields, and the incident culminated in the repeated use of two conducted energy weapons, better known as Tasers. Gonzalez was later rolled out on a stretcher, his head was rapidly moving from side to side, according to time-stamped surveillance video obtained by the Star in 2015. He was admitted to St. Joseph’s Health Centre and died the following day. The two unnamed Toronto police officers at the centre of the probe refused to participate in the SIU interview and did not provide the watchdog with copies of their duty notes, as is their legal right.The civilian watchdog’s investigation included a review of a 12-minute audio recording that captured the police negotiation, security footage, medical records, data from the two Tasers used, and a post-mortem report that included a toxicology report.According to Loparco, the SIU — which probes deaths, serious injuries and allegations of sexual assault involving police in Ontario — did not immediately take over the case because Gonzalez had suffered no serious injuries that required treatment, and toxicology tests showed the presence of cocaine. The police watchdog began investigating after Gonzalez’s death. According to the probe, police responding to a “pani ...


 
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