London police cleared after bat-wielding man hurt during mental health apprehension: SIU (www.cbc.ca)

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Ontario's police watchdog has cleared London police after a 38-year-old man suffered serious injuries, including facial fractures, during an interaction with police in December.

Officers had attended the man's apartment near Adelaide and Huron streets on the morning of Dec. 11, 2025, to compel him to attend the hospital for a psychiatric examination under the Mental Health Act, according to the Special Investigations Unit report released on Friday.

A woman had obtained a Form 2 under the Act from the London courthouse after the man allegedly made utterances that he wanted to stab police and die from suicide by cop, the report said, citing what police told the agency.

When officers arrived at the man's unit around 7 a.m., officers explained who they were and why they were there and asked that he exit his apartment; however, he "adamantly refused," the SIU said.

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[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

One officer, the subject official who was the focus of SIU probe, "managed to land on the balcony and immediately became engaged in a struggle with the complainant," the SIU said. "The two punched at each other, and the complainant fell to the ground."

The man was tased by another officer and was punched in the face by the subject official as he lay on the ground on his back, the report said. He was handcuffed and taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a fracture to each of his orbital bones.

As always, ACAB.