Investigation Reports

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Police not to blame for self harm incident in custody suite

Logo on front door of Police Ombudsman's Office

Incident Date:

Jun 2014

The Police Ombudsman has found no evidence of police misconduct after a man harmed himself with razor blades which he managed to smuggle into a cell at Armagh Custody Suite.

Man’s ongoing detention was properly reviewed by police

Incident Date:

May 2014

A Police Ombudsman investigation has concluded that police properly reviewed whether it was appropriate to continue to detain a man under the Terrorism Act 2000 in May 2014.

Police justified in using Taser against man with sword in Dundonald

Incident Date:

28.04.2014

Police were justified in using Taser against a man who had a sword and who had stabbed himself in the neck and chest, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has concluded.

Man says police were right to Taser him

Police Ombudsman investigation report cover

Incident Date:

19.04.2014

A man has said police did the right thing when they used Taser to prevent him killing himself in Belfast city centre on 19 April 2014.

Baton round use justified: man had knife and CS spray

Incident Date:

Apr 2014

Police were justified in firing an AEP baton round at a man who confronted officers with a knife and a canister of CS Spray in east Belfast, an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has concluded.

Police were justified in using taser after man cuts his wrist

Incident Date:

19.03.2014

A POLICE Ombudsman investigation has concluded that a police officer was justified in using Taser against a 35-year-old man who had sliced his wrist, and who appeared ready to cut more deeply into the wound .

Derry/Londonderry bus stop incident: two officers disciplined over lack of care for vulnerable woman

Incident Date:

17.03.2014

Two police officers who left a woman lying on a bus stop beside a busy road in Derry/Londonderry have been disciplined following an investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office.

Police right to use Taser against man who had stabbed himself

Incident Date:

20.02.2014

An investigation by the Police Ombudsman’s Office has concluded that police were justified in using Taser against a man who had stabbed himself in the stomach with a knife.

Use of CS Spray against 14 year old "necessary"

Incident Date:

07.01.2014

The Police Ombudsman, Dr Michael Maguire, has said the action of a police officer who used CS spray on a 14 year old student while in college in Derry/Londonderry earlier this year was necessary.

Taser used against man reported to have taken overdose in Dunmurry

Incident Date:

Dec 2013

Police in Dunmurry acted lawfully when they used Taser against a man reported to have taken an overdose and who had locked himself in a house, the Police Ombudsman has concluded.

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