RCMP officer punches Thompson ‘man several times in the face’, says IIU

A Thompson RCMP officer is being investigated after a man was punched in the face Sept. 12, says Manitoba’s police watchdog.

The Independent Investigation Unit (IIU) said Wednesday that two RCMP officers in Thompson went to a call about an intoxicated woman.

When they got there, officers got into an “altercation with a male bystander that resulted in one of the officers punching the man several times in the face.”

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RCMP were given surveillance video of the fight, who then turned it over to the IIU.

It’s unknown if the man suffered serious injuries as a result of the fight but the IIU will nevertheless investigate the incident.

They are asking anyone who saw the fight or who has video footage to contact them at 1-844-667-6060.