The City of Kelownasa国际传媒檚 mayor said the surveillance footage of a student being dragged down a hallway by an RCMP officer is very hard to watch.
Mayor Colin Basran said he is as upset about the video as everyone else in the community.
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UBCO nursing student Mona Wang has filed a civil claim against Kelowna RCMPsa国际传媒檚 Cpl. Lacy Browning, after a rough wellness check on Wang.
Wang alleges Browning assaulted her, causing injuries to her face, upper thigh, breast, sternum and forearms. Part of the incident was caught on surveillance cameras in the apartment, showing the officer dragging a semi-conscious Wang face-first along the carpeted hallway.
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Kelowna RCMP and the UBCO studentssa国际传媒� union have both released statements addressing the incident.
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Cpl. Browning has been placed on administrative duties as a result of the incident.
UBCO studentssa国际传媒� union president Ali Poostizadeh said the video was shocking.
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