Judge Condemns ‘Gratuitous Violence’ of Vancouver Police Jail Guard Convicted of Assaults

Vancouver police jail guard sentenced to house arrest after assaulting detainees, including Indigenous teen girl

A jail guard with the Vancouver Police Department has been sentenced to house arrest after violently assaulting two detainees at a pre-trial detention centre, including a 17-year-old Indigenous girl. According to court documents, Omar Ahmed Flores is being sentenced on one count of assault in relation to an incident Jan. 7, 2023, during which he […]

Judge condemns ‘gratuitous violence’ of Vancouver police jail guard convicted of assaults

A Vancouver police jail guard who violently assaulted two handcuffed detainees—including a 17-year-old Indigenous girl—has been sentenced to six months of house arrest for what a provincial court judge condemned as a “gross abuse of trust” and an attack “against the justice system itself.”

Vancouver jail guard sentenced to 6 months' house arrest after assaulting detainees

A Vancouver Police Department special constable, serving as a jail guard, has been sentenced to six months of house arrest after pleading guilty to assaulting two detainees in January 2023. Omar Ahmed Flores was charged a year after the assaults, one of which involved a 17-year-old Indigenous girl.

Vancouver police jail guard sentenced to house arrest for repeatedly punching girl in stomach

A Vancouver police jail guard who "violently assaulted" an Indigenous teenager by punching her four times in the stomach while she was shackled by the ankles to a chair has been sentenced to six months of house arrest.