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Police Const. of Ottawa On Tuesday morning, Daniel Montsion was found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated assault, and gun assault for the fatal arrest of Abdirahman Abdi in 2016.

Who is Abdirahman Abdi?

On July 24, 2016, the death of Abdirahman Abdi, a Somali-Canadian, occurred in the Hintonburg neighborhood of the Kitchissippi Ward of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In an incident with the Ottawa Police Force, Abdi died.

People are gathered outside 55 Hilda St. to mark the anniversary of Abdirahman Abdi’s death exactly four years ago. The event also marks the end of Const. Daniel Montsion’s trial this week — the officer charged in Abdi’s death. A decision in the case is expected mid-October. pic.twitter.com/CXoylJCMXu

— Idil Mussa 🇨🇦 (@idilmussa) July 24, 2020

Abdi’s family said that the 37-year-old had mental health problems.

Protests and a discussion about police and race in the city were ignited by the high-profile Ottawa case and subsequent charges against a policeman.

The Special Investigations Unit (SIU), the provincial police watchdog, filed charges against Ottawa Police Service Constable Daniel Montsion in March 2017.

Subsequently, he was charged with manslaughter, aggravated assault, and gun violence.

Abdirahman Abdi Age

He was 37 years old.

Const. Montsion Not Guilty on all Charges in Death of Abdirahman Abdi Full Details

Police Const. of Ottawa In connection with the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi, Daniel Montsion was found not guilty of manslaughter, aggravated murder, and assault with a weapon.

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According to CBC And BBC Justice Robert Kelly claimed in his reasons for the decision that it was “likely that one or more” of Montsion’s punches caused the nasal fractures, which were injuries that accelerated Abdi’s death, according to the Crown’s case.

Kelly ruled, saying “I cannot safely make this finding on the criminal standard, closest examination of the evidence leaves me with a reasonable doubt on this issue.”

The judge said “I need not address excited delirium or psychotic illness as potential causes of death,”

“The evidentiary record on these issues may invite speculation.”

BREAKING: “I find Const. Montsion not guilty of all charges.”
Justice Kelly is “left with a reasonable doubt” on all three key arguments.

— Aedan Helmer (@helmera) October 20, 2020

If this crucial question could not be resolved by the Crown beyond a reasonable doubt, Kelly could not find Montsion guilty, he said.

Kelly said in his judgment. “Proof that he is probably guilty is not enough,”

At the end of his verdict, Kelly recognized that the death of Abdi and the ensuing trial of Montsion “had touched so many people” in Hintonburg and beyond.

Kelly said “The trial of Const. Montsion was long and difficult. My task, throughout, was to listen and reflect with an open mind on all of the evidence and the submissions of council. My only duty was to decide, dispassionately, based on the admissible evidence and the applicable law, whether the Crown met its burden of proving Const. Montsion’s guilt on each charge,”