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Widow's pain over convicted PC
THE widow of a tugboat captain who died shortly after he was assaulted by a policeman has spoken of her family's anguish after discovering the officer has been granted an appeal.
Moira O'Reilly and her husband, Ronnie, were both assaulted by Pc Gary Jay after the officer entered their Clacton home when he heard their 12-year-old son being told off.
Moments later father-of-three Mr O'Reilly, 48, collapsed and then died in the ambulance on the way to Colchester General Hospital.
Jay, of Essex Police, was convicted in July of assaulting both Mr and Mrs O'Reilly and was... Read more
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CTV.ca - Scarborough,ON,Canada
21 March 2007
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B.C. fireman claims police use
A Vancouver firefighter charged with assault following a weekend confrontation with police claims that officers used excessive force against him and his son.
Firefighter Curtis Mason told CTV British Columbia that he's filed a complaint and is contemplating legal action against the Vancouver Police Department.
Parts of Mason's confrontation with the officers on St. Patrick's Day were caught on a cellphone video and posted to the popular video website YouTube.
The incident occurred downtown when three officers were called in to investigate a single car crash in the downtown area of the city.
A fight broke out between three officers and the two men, before the pair was subdued and arrested. Police said the two occupants of the vehicle became confrontational with the officers when they arrived at the scene, and resisted arrest.
Versions differ
But Mason and his 20-year-old son, Grant, offered a markedly different interpretation of the events.
"I was hit from behind, don't know who, smashed my face on ground," Curtis Mason told CTV. "(I) could feel blood coming from out of my eye, below my eye."
Mason alleged that not only did police beat them, they blamed him and his son for the collision of two police cruisers on their way to the scene.
"One of them yelled at us for their brothers that were injured in the hospital. But why does that have anything to do with us?" he asked.
The Masons claim they did nothing to instigate the brawl that ensued. They said they were in a car crash. Firefighters were first to arrive, and then policemen, who started asking them questions.
"The officer stepped up (to me), nose to nose," said Grant Mason. "I stepped back, palms out, but down I went."
Police told CTV that while Grant's palms were up, he used them to push an officer. Police say witnesses have made statements backing their claim.
But Grant alleged that he began wrestling with two officers because he had no choice.
"I was bent back, no blood flow, no air, what do you expect me to do?" he said. "I can't breathe, I can't get blood to my head."
The female driver of the vehicle received a 24-hour license suspension for having alcohol in her system.
There are fears among some in both departments that the isolated dispute could result in widespread tension between police and firefighters.
"It could very well create a lot of tension unnecessarily," retired Vancouver firefighter Eric Geddes told CTV. He said he wants both sides to step back and cool off.
"We've always had good camaraderie with both factions. I would not like to see anything happen that would cause it to flare up more than what it's got to right now."
Officials from police and firefighter departments weren't speaking to the media Wednesday, but CTV Vancouver learned both sides were meeting behind closed doors in an effort to come to an understanding.
A city official, meanwhile, said he's confident that both departments can look past this isolated incident.
"I think they are both professional organizations and they both have jobs to do," said Vancouver Councillor Raymond Louie, "and wherever they can, they should step in and help each other."
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