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Body-slamming a slightly built and handcuffed woman face first to the floor after he lost his temper has landed a Calgary police officer 15 days of house arrest.
Provincial court Judge Michelle Christopher also said Alexander Dunn will serve the second half of his 30-day conditional sentence under a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew.
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Christopher also agreed with defence lawyer Cory Wilson that Dunn will have exceptions to his house arrest, which will allow him to shop for necessities six hours a week and attend medical appointments and religious services.
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on June 29, 2021.
Dalia Kafi is shown outside of the Calgary Courts Centre on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. A police officer recorded on video when he threw a handcuffed woman to the ground face first in 2017 has received a 30 day conditional sentence. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
CALGARY – A police officer who slammed a handcuffed woman to the ground face first has been given a 30-day conditional sentence for what a judge called an “egregious mistake.”
That means Alex Dunn, who was found guilty in December of assault causing bodily harm, will serve no time in jail, but rather a combination of 24-hour house arrest followed by house arrest with a curfew.
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Fatally shooting his neighbour will mean convicted murderer Alan Devon Bird must serve a minimum decade behind bars before he is eligible for full parole, a Calgary judge ordered Tuesday.
But because Bird has already spent more than six years on remand, he could be back on the streets in less than eight months.
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A section of the Criminal Code says persons serving life sentences with fixed parole ineligibility can be granted day parole, or unescorted absences when they have served all but three years of their punishment.
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