Assault victim Dafonte Miller and his lawyer both slammed Toronto police's response to a report by the Office of the Independent Police Review Director (OIPRD), which showed former Toronto police chief Mark Saunders was "kept in the dark" for five months about Miller's beating at the hands of an off-duty Toronto cop. "The chief's press conference and the OIPRD report came as a complete surprise to me and my family. Miller's comments come a day after after Ramer said that the service "made the wrong decision" when it chose not to report Miller's beating to the SIU. The beating left Miller blind in his left eye, and with a broken jaw and arm. Civil lawsuit also before courtsIn June 2020, Theriault was convicted of assault for his role in Miller's beating.

Source: CBC News August 07, 2020 09:00 UTC