GTA

Misconduct charge against sergeant who Tasered Sammy Yatim withdrawn

A misconduct charge against a Toronto police sergeant who tasered Sammy Yatim as he lay dying of gunshot wounds has been withdrawn by a police disciplinary tribunal.

Sgt. Dusan Dan Pravica tasered Yatim, 18, shortly after he had been shot eight times by Const. James Forcillo on a streetcar on July 27, 2013.

On Tuesday, Insp. Shane Branton said the matter had been resolved “by alternative means that were amenable to both parties.”

Joseph Figliomeni, lawyer for Sammy Yatim’s father, said that Pravica had met with his client earlier this month and that Yatim had emerged satisfied.

Pravica was not present at the hearing. His lawyer, Joanne Mulcahy, said he and Yatim had participated in mediation.

Police misconduct charge laid in 2017

The Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD) recommended the charge, which was laid in 2017.

Pravica wrote in his police notes from that night that Yatim tried to stand up and come forward after being shot, Crown prosecutor Milan Rupic pointed out in October 2015.

Most accounts agreed Yatim had remained still on the floor of the streetcar.

Yatim was shot after police were called to a streetcar where he had exposed himself and was brandishing a knife.

Forcillo, one of the first officers to arrive, fired three initial shots, which caused Yatim to fall to the floor of the streetcar, then fired six more shots.

Forcillo was convicted of attempted murder, and after a complicated journey through the legal system, is now serving out his sentence in jail.

Redes Sociais - Comentários

Fonte
CBC

Artigos relacionados

Back to top button

 

O Facebook/Instagram bloqueou os orgão de comunicação social no Canadá.

Quer receber a edição semanal e as newsletters editoriais no seu e-mail?

 

Mais próximo. Mais dinâmico. Mais atual.
www.mileniostadium.com
O mesmo de sempre, mas melhor!

 

SUBSCREVER