Ontario's police watchdog has closed its investigation of an interaction between a police horse and a woman during the convoy protest in Ottawa because her injury was not serious enough to fall under the organization's jurisdiction.
CBC NewsToronto Police mounted unit officers stand by on Feb. 18 as police take action to put an end to the weeks-long protest.
The Special Investigations Unit said in a Monday press release the 49-year-old woman sustained a "strained shoulder" after she had an "interaction" with a Toronto Police Service mounted officer during the final weekend of protesters occupying downtown streets. A horse near the edge of the unit "contacted" a man and a woman, knocking them to the ground. Officers on foot surrounded the two — as did protesters — and the woman was helped to her feet, according to the SIU.
, according to a late February release. The investigation found she did not sustain any fractures or serious injuries.
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