Const. Daniel Montsion

• Judgment in Const. Montsion manslaughter trial expected Oct. 20

  More than four years after the death of Ottawa's Abdirahman Abdi, the judge will deliver his decision on the officer facing manslaughter charges.

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  Jul 22, 2020
  
• Const. Daniel Montsion’s defence to begin case as manslaughter trial resumes in Ottawa court

  After a two-month break, Crown prosecutors on Monday formally closed their case against Montsion, who has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi.

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  Sep 9, 2019
  
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• Lawyers for Ottawa police officer charged in Abdirahman Abdi’s death ask judge to stay trial

  Const. Daniel Montsion's lawyers filed a charter application asking the judge to effectively stop the trial or, alternatively, exclude key video evidence from the proceedings.

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  Mar 13, 2019
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• Abdirahman Abdi was ‘not in control of his mental health’, according to witness in Montsion trial

  A witness who interacted with Abdirahman Abdi at the Hintonburg Community Centre on July 24, 2016 told the court Abdi was "incomprehensible" but was never violent during their exchange.

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  Mar 6, 2019
• Const. Daniel Montsion manslaughter trial postponed over last-minute video discovery

  Just three days in, the high-profile trial has been adjourned until Feb. 25 after the defence raised concerns about a recently disclosed copy of CCTV video that was allegedly "altered" and shown to the pathologist in Abdirahman Abdi's case.

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  Feb 6, 2019