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Canadian man 'beaten to death by five cops after trying to give woman officer a bear hug' —›

Oscar Bartholomew was … beaten after he mistook a plainclothes female officer for a friend and lifted her off the ground in a bear hug outside a police station in St David’s, Grenada. A witness claimed the 39-year-old, from Toronto, Canada, said: ‘I got you today,’ when the officer began shouting for help.

Five other officers rushed to the woman’s assistance and Mr Bartholomew tried to kick one of them and resisted arrest as he was held down, handcuffed and his ankles were bound. Witnesses claimed the officer yelled ‘rape!’ as she was lifted off the ground.

Minutes later, Mr Bartholomew was in a coma and lay on the ground dying.

An independent autopsy found he died of severe trauma to the head and several injuries to the body. A state autopsy reported a similar conclusion.

Mr Bartholomew had only stopped at the police station with his wife Dolette Cyr because she needed to use the toilet.The pair, who had been married for 10 years, were visiting relatives in Grenada when the incident took place.

Mr Bartholomew’s death has provoked uproar on the tiny Caribbean island over alleged systemic police brutality.


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Tagged as: police,cops,police brutality,police violence,murder,killer cops,grenada,
Posted On: Thu, Jan. 19, 2012
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    A Grenadian official has called for an official inquiry into police brutality after a man was allegedly beaten to death...
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