Friday, January 6, 2012

Grenada police charged in Toronto man’s death granted bail


Five police officers charged with beating a Toronto man to death in Grenada have been granted bail.

The five appeared in court in the town of St. David's.

The officers are charged with manslaughter in the death of 39-year-old Oscar Bartholomew.

Relatives say he was beaten into a coma on Boxing Day after he hugged a plainclothes policewoman he'd mistaken for a friend.

He died a day later in hospital.

The case has sparked outrage, with protesters complaining of widespread police brutality.

Source: The Globe and Mail

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