The IIO is looking into an incident in Nanaimo on Dec. 10, where one man in custody was taken to hospital with serious injuries. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)

By NanaimoNewsNOW Staff

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Independent Investigations Office probe Nanaimo police-linked injury

Dec 12, 2023 | 2:14 PM

NANAIMO — An investigation has been opened after a man was seriously harmed while in the custody of the Nanaimo RCMP.

The Independent Investigations Office of BC (IIO) is investigating what happened on Sunday, Dec. 10 around 11:45 a.m., after a man in custody collapsed inside a police cell.

Emergency Health Services responded and eventually brought the man to the hospital with a serious injury. The nature of the injury was not disclosed.

The man was arrested on outstanding warrants without incident on Friday, Dec. 8 and was supposed to be held until Wednesday, Dec. 13 when he was due to appear in court.

The IIO was notified the same day and began their investigation into what happened which led to the man being injured.

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Initial steps of the investigation include learning of the extent of the man’s injuries and what, if any, role police may have had during the incident.

This is the second incident in Nanaimo the IIO is currently looking into, after an allegedly intoxicated man asked for medical attention on July 14 after being placed in the Nanaimo RCMP cells.

He was also taken to hospital where a serious injury was discovered.

The IIO is also looking into a July 18 incident in Parksville, where a man eventually died of his injuries in hospital, after first being arrested and placed in the holding cells by Oceanside RCMP.

A civilian-led oversight organization, the IIO looks at cases of serious injury or death involving police officers in the province, regardless of whether or not allegations are made about wrongdoing.

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