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By Brittany Hobson A former Winnipeg police officer who sold drugs to friends and colleagues and took a photo of a dead woman while on duty apologized for “tarnishing” the reputation of the service at his sentencing hearing Tuesday. Elston Bostock, 49, earlier pleaded guilty to charges including breach of trust, attempting to obstruct justice, drug trafficking and offering an indignity to human remains. Court heard he was responding to a call when he took a photo of the partially clothed woman of Indigenous ancestry, who had died from an overdose, and sent it to two other officers with comments that sexualized and degraded her. “I’d like to deeply apologize to the family and the victim for the hurt and pain I have caused with my most regrettable action,” Bostock… <\/p>\n

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By Brittany Hobson A former Winnipeg police officer who sold drugs to friends and colleagues and took a photo of a dead woman while on duty apologized for “tarnishing” the reputation of the service at his sentencing hearing Tuesday. Elston Bostock, 49, earlier pleaded guilty to charges including breach of trust, attempting to obstruct justice, drug trafficking and offering an indignity to human remains. Court heard he was responding to a call when he took a photo of the partially clothed woman of Indigenous ancestry, who had died from an overdose, and sent it to two other officers with comments that sexualized and degraded her. “I’d like to deeply apologize to the family and the victim for the hurt and pain I have caused with my most regrettable action,” Bostock... <\/p>\n

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