The family of a high school student charged with assaulting an Ottawa police officer says the 15-year-old boy was defending himself. The two begin to grapple, and the teen takes a few swings at the constable before the constable punches back. The teen's family has lived in Canada for more than 13 years after fleeing South Sudan. The family doesn't deny that the teen was rude to the officer, but says he was upset at being accused of a crime he didn't commit. (CBC)Abdi coalition involvedThe teen's family has reached out to the Justice for Abdirahman Coalition — a group that was created after a fatal encounter between police and Abdirahman Abdi in 2016.

Source: CBC News May 04, 2019 07:52 UTC