WINGHAM, ONT. West Grey police officers have been cleared by the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) of any wrongdoing in the arrest of a father and son near Durham last June. Police were called to David Hillier’s residence in the early morning hours of June 6, 2020 to remove an unwanted person. What followed left the 68-year-old Hillier in hospital, his son badly bruised and charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest. In a lawsuit filed shortly after the incident, the Hilliers allege that two West Grey Police officers tasered Hillier and his son Casey, before hitting them each 20 times with their batons.
“Our thoughts and prayers go to Maria’s friends and family at this terrible time. I would urge anyone who has any information which may help the police with their investigation to please come forward. The police have already increased their presence on our streets, and as a council, we stand ready to help them in any way we can to catch the perpetrator.”
Det Ch Insp David Hillier, who is leading the investigation, said: “My team and I are working around the clock, following a number of inquiries in our work to establish what happened to Maria.
“Her family are understandably distraught and we are doing all we can to help them as they begin to come to terms with their loss.
A woman whose body was found in shrubbery is believed to have been murdered. Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Little Heath, Romford, east London, by a man walking his dog at around 2pm on Tuesday. The Metropolitan Police said a post-mortem examination gave the mother-of-two’s preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma. Officers are still examining the scene and are expected to remain in the area in the coming days. On Monday evening, Ms Rawlings attended the King George Hospital in Goodmayes, Ilford, before leaving on foot to Barley Lane in the direction of the A12.
Romford murder: Mother-of-two, 45, found dead in bushes by dog walker
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Little Heath, Romford, east London
7 May 2021 • 2:43pm
Officers are examining the scene where mother-of-two Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, was found dead
Credit: Met Police
A woman whose body was found in shrubbery is believed to have been murdered.
Maria Jane Rawlings, 45, who lived in the Chelmsford area of Essex, was found dead in Little Heath, Romford, east London, by a man walking his dog at around 2pm on Tuesday.
The Metropolitan Police said a post-mortem examination gave the mother-of-two s preliminary cause of death as neck compression and possible blunt force head trauma.