Diabetic man testifies he was yelling for food in jail cell when officer kicked him

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A man allegedly assaulted by a Toronto police constable while in custody testified Tuesday that he was yelling for a sandwich to control his diabetes when the officer approached his cell and booted him in the face.

?The symptoms were coming on, I was shaking . . . he said ?Shut up,?? said Lenard Romanovitch, 63, who alleges that he suffered a fractured facial bone during the encounter in a 51 Division prison cell on the night of Oct. 17, 2010.

Const. Mark Kennedy, charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm, pleaded not guilty on the first day of his trial at College Park provincial court Monday.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/cri...for-food-in-jail-cell-when-officer-kicked-him
 
Sadly many people in authority seem totally ignorant of diabetes! When it is within the medical profession it is eved more staggering - I have encountered it three times in hospitals!
 
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