Court declines to review Crown’s decision not to prosecute Edmonton officer who kicked teen in head

A judge declined to review the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service’s decision not to prosecute an Edmonton police officer who kicked an Indigenous teenager in the head, citing no evidence of abuse of process. Const. Ben Todd kicked Pacey Dumas, causing life-threatening injuries, but ASIRT declined to lay charges. Despite protests, the judge found no grounds for a judicial review, with no precedents in Canadian legal history.

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