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9 Apr 2024

Should police who kill be named? Ontario court to consider if cops not charged should be kept anonymous

Author: admintech | Filed under: Finance/ Money
Ejaz Ahmed Choudry, a 62-year-old father of four with schizophrenia was the third Canadian in a mental health crisis to be killed by police in June alone.

Should police officers who fatally shot a mentally ill man in crisis have their names shielded from the public? That’s the question facing Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice as a hearing gets underway Tuesday in a lawsuit by the family of Ejaz Choudry killed by police in 2020, after his family called a non-emergency line for help.