Officer found not guilty of manslaughter next witness at Abdirahman Abdi death inquest [Video]

The Abdirahman Abdi inquest is being livestreamed during the day here.

The Ottawa police officer who was found not guilty of manslaughter in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi is slated to speak in public for the first time about the violent altercation.

Const. Daniel Montsion’s account, if the schedule holds, could come on Thursday, the fourth day of a coroner’s inquest examining the circumstances of Abdi’s death.

It will follow the concluding testimony of former constable David Weir, who started his testimony on Wednesday and left the Ottawa Police Service earlier this year. Weir was the other officer involved in the altercation in front of Abdi’s apartment building. Abdi was pronounced dead the next day.

The blows Montsion delivered to Abdi’s head, using gloves with plastic knuckles, were a central focus of Montsion’s trial.