Windsor cop pounded innocent man senseless, officers lied to cover up crime: lawsuit

'There was a video that captured the altercation from beginning to end'; 10 officers named as defendants
By Sarah Sacheli, The Windsor Star
Oct. 29, 2011

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A Windsor cop pounded an innocent man senseless, then he and other officers lied to cover up the crime, according to a $14.2-million lawsuit filed by a doctor beaten up by Det. David Van Buskirk.

"These facts demonstrate the pervasive and malicious operation of the Windsor Police culture," says the statement of claim filed in Superior Court by Dr. Tyceer Abouhassan.

The statement of claim, which has yet to be tested in court, paints a picture of what allegedly transpired on April 22, 2010, outside the Jackson Park Medical Centre when Abouhassan suffered a concussion, broken nose, bruised ribs and detached retina. The statement of claim's version of events is backed by eyewitnesses and security video, according to the document.

It goes on to detail actions by individual police officers who allegedly conspired to protect one of their own by pursuing trumped-up charges against an innocent man.

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