Eric Dopf sentenced for October 2022 assault of Che Bosch [Video]

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A Woodstock police officer — who pleaded guilty to an on-duty assault — will serve no jail time.

At the London courthouse on Wednesday, Justice Craig Sigurdson sentenced Det. Const. Eric Dopf to a conditional discharge and 12 months probation for an assault on Oct. 17, 2022.

Video shown as an exhibit during sentencing shows the tail end of a police chase.

Passenger Che Bosch exited the vehicle behind a plaza, and complied with the officer. He is handcuffed and on the ground, when Dopf arrived and proceeded to strike Bosch six times in the head.

Twenty-four days after the assault Bosch passed away. No connection was made in court between the death and the assault.

“It was very disappointing,” said Lori Bosch, Che’s sister regarding the sentencing. “He’s a police officer and I think he should have gotten a tougher sentence for sure.”

The defence said …