MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Special Investigations Unit says a Toronto police officer is facing charges after its probe into an early morning incident last year at an east-end parking lot.
The police watchdog agency says its investigation -- which included video evidence as well as 911 call recordings -- found that a man drove his vehicle into a parking lot early on Oct. 31, 2015.
The SIU says that moments after, a police cruiser drove into the parking lot and stopped behind the man's vehicle, and there was an interaction between a police officer and the 47-year-old man.
The officer then left the scene and, sometime later, paramedics arrived and the man was taken to hospital.
Sgt. Robert Goudie is facing charges of assault causing bodily harm, and failure to provide the necessaries of life, and is to appear in court on Feb. 23.
The SIU is an arm's length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault.
