Police officers neglected duty in Saskatchewan toddler’s death: complaints commission

 By Kelly Geraldine Malone in Saskatoon PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.- An investigation has found that officers who responded to a domestic violence call in Saskatchewan didn’t check on the well-being of a toddler and instead took the Indigenous mother to a police station in the hours before the child was killed. The Public Complaints Commission report into last year’s death of 13-month-old Tanner Brass says two Prince AlbertPolice Serviceofficers neglected their duty. The boy’s father, Kaij Brass, has been charged with second-degree murder and his trial is scheduled for next year. “The circumstances on the morning of Feb. 10, 2022, amount to a tragic and potentially avoidable incident,” the report found. “(Tanner) was, at all relevant times, vulnerable and in danger while inside the residence with (his father).” Kyla Frenchman, the…

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