An Ontario police oversight agency said it is investigating two cases of police operations during the protest against COVID-19 mandates in the nation’s capital on Feb. 18 and 19, including one incident where a civilian was seriously injured. In a news release issued Feb. 20, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said a 49-year-old woman “has a reported serious injury” following an “interaction” with a Toronto Police Service officer on a horse at roughly 5:14 p.m. on Feb. 18 on Rideau Street and Mackenzie Avenue in Ottawa. Police advanced on protesters on Feb. 18, in some cases knocking people down. Videos circulating on social media show police on horseback riding through a crowd of protesters, and as onlookers scream, two people are seen getting knocked to the ground by the horses, including a woman with a walker. A man can be heard in the video saying, “They just trampled that lady.” The OPS had initially …
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