EXCESSIVE FORCE? Ottawa constable allegedly stepped on a man's head and neck for two minutes during arrest, trial hears

The victim of the alleged assault was identified as Derek Weyman but he is not participating as a complainant or as a witness.

“The allegation is that he used his police-used expandable baton, or ASP, to strike the man several times, including on the head,” Karadzic told the judge in the Crown’s opening address.Article content Taken from a motion-activated camera, the composite video shows the interior lobby of the OCH building as police enter just before 10:30 p.m., where they join two uniformed security guards already onsite.Article content

Weyman does not appear to be physically resisting arrest at that point in the video and does not appear assaultive when one unidentified officer kicks the man to the floor. The officer’s foot stays in place on Weyman’s head and neck area for more than two minutes until the man appears to lose consciousness, hands cuffed behind his back and his blood pooling on the floor.

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