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NRPS to investigate medical care given to Yosif Al-Hasnawi
The Niagara Regional Police Service will conduct a criminal investigation into the medical care given to 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi on Dec. 2.
Al-Hasnawi died in hospital after he was shot while trying to help a stranger who was being verbally accosted by two men.
Hamilton police confirmed there was a 38 minute delay between the time the ambulance arrived on scene and when the teen was brought to hospital.
“The Hamilton Police Service believe a criminal investigation is warranted based on the review of the preliminary evidence,” said police in a news release.
Witnesses say paramedics assessed Al-Hasnawi’s wound and kept reassuring bystanders that it was a pellet shot. They allege both police and paramedics claimed the teen was acting and believed he could stand up on his own.
Al-Hasnawi’s friends and family have also questioned why he was brought to St. Joseph’s Hospital, when he was closer to the Hamilton General, which specializes in trauma.
Hamilton police say the Niagara Regional Police Service will conduct the probe “in order to ensure a fair and impartial investigation.”
Dale King and James Matheson are both facing charges in connection to Al-Hasnawi’s death.
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