IIO urges witnesses to come forward after Abbotsford man suffers injuries

ABBOTSFORD – B.C.’s civilian watchdog is urging witnesses to come forward after a man sustained serious injuries following an alleged domestic dispute in late December 2024.

AbbyPD received a call on Dec. 26, 2024, at approximately 8:10 p.m., about an alleged domestic dispute between a man and woman. The caller phoned police to say the man and woman had gone into different units in an apartment building in the 2000 block of Eleanor Avenue in Abbotsford.

When officers arrived to speak to the man, it is reported that he attempted to leave. The man was arrested and taken to a local hospital for treatment of a non-life-threatening injury.

The IIO was notified of the incident shortly after it occurred and has launched an investigation. Initial investigative steps will seek to confirm if the man’s injury meets the definition of serious harm, as defined by the Police Act. If serious harm is identified, further investigation will probe whether the officer’s actions during the arrest were necessary, reasonable, and appropriate given the circumstances.