Kingston: Police watchdog clears officer who injured man during Christmas Day arrest [Video]

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has cleared a police officer from wrongdoing after injuring a 66-year-old man’s face during an arrest on Christmas Day.

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The SIU’s case surrounded an officer who attended a domestic-related phone call at a residence in the west end of Kingston on Dec. 25 2023.

An SIU news release says officers met the building superintendent at the front door, who escorted officers to an apartment unit. The superintendent did not allow officers into the unit and “continued to obstruct” the entry of officers.

An officer took hold of the man and attempted to arrest him, but he resisted and a struggle ensued, the SIU says. The release states the officer struck the man with his knee, after which the man surrendered his arms and was …