SIU says woman suffered 'serious injuries' during arrest by Peterborough police

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating the actions of  Peterborough law enforcement officials after a lady suffered critical accidents throughout an arrest final week.

Primarily based on preliminary data, Particular Investigations Unit (SIU) spokesperson Kristy Denette says a 25-year-old lady was arrested by an off-duty police officer exterior a enterprise on Charlotte Avenue for an alleged theft shortly earlier than 2 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2022.

Denette says the officer contacted Peterborough Police Service to request the attendance of an uniformed officer.

“The responding officer transported the lady to the detachment,” Denette explains in an e-mail assertion.

“Paramedics had been known as and the lady was taken to hospital the place she was recognized with critical accidents.”

The character of the accidents weren’t disclosed.

Presently, one topic official and 9 witness officers have been designated to the investigation.