B.C.’s police watchdog has cleared Port Hardy RCMP officers of any wrongdoing in an arrest that left a man with broken ribs and a punctured lung.
According to a report from the Independent Investigations Office’s (IIO) Chief Civilian Director Ronald J. MacDonald, on the afternoon of March 22, 2019, RCMP members were called to attend the scene of a domestic disturbance at a Port Hardy residence.
The report states that outside of the home the RCMP members encountered a man who appeared intoxicated and was aggressive and uncooperative.
During the course of his being arrested, he was injured quite severely, leaving him with broken ribs and a punctured lung.