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SIU drops investigation into Kingston police officer accused of physical abuse

The SIU has closed its investigation into a Kingston police officer accused of physically assaulting a woman. Global News

The Special Investigations Unit has dropped an investigation into a Kingston police officer who was accused of physically abusing a woman.

According to a news release sent out on Nov. 1, the SIU learned during another investigation that a woman had accused an unnamed Kingston police officer of physically assaulting her.

The SIU says investigators tried to contact the woman multiple times, but she never answered.

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“In the absence of a statement from the woman, there is currently an insufficient foundation from which to continue with an SIU investigation; indeed, the SIU cannot be sure whether the woman’s reported injuries amount to ‘serious injuries’ for purposes of the SIU’s mandate,” SIU interim director Joseph Martino said in the news release.

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The SIU said it had not previously released information about this investigation and that it will no longer be looking into the alleged incident.

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