Participants at a discipline hearing for a Hamilton police officer found guilty in connection with the arrest of two photojournalists were prepared to suggest penalties Tuesday, but Const. "I am very disappointed officer Todoruck does not feel it important to be here today." "I'm not privy to the circumstances of officer Todoruck not being here this morning," explained prosecutor Brian Duxbury. "But … I am aware officer Todoruck is absent from work." "Officer Todoruck must be in a proper frame of mind to hear all of these things," said Duxbury.

Source: CBC News August 18, 2020 18:29 UTC