A 24-year-old man with severe Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) alleges he was beaten during his arrest on the night of January 1 in front of Dagobert on Grande Allée in Quebec City and he has filed a police ethics complaint .
Quebec police deny the allegations, claiming the man was drunk and resisted arrest.
It all started on New Year’s Eve when Frédérick Dubois rocked the New Year in bars with his girlfriend and a friend. During the evening he went out to smoke a cigarette on the sidewalk and asked the police to intervene to help the doorman at Dagobert, who was having trouble circulating customers tonight due to the very heavy traffic.
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According to the medical report, a copy of which was obtained by Le Journal, Frédérick Dubois suffered a concussion and multiple contusions to his face, shoulder and wrist during the SPVQ police operation.
“A police officer said to me, ‘Estie, that’s not my job.’ And I winced and said, “That really is colon.” […] From that moment on, five or six police officers grabbed me at once and threw me to the ground like a doll and hit me, ”says the young man, who admits fighting in the middle of a panic crisis .
“I’m TSA, I’ve tried to manage it, but it’s not always easy,” he admits.
After the man calmed down, police took him back to his home, where he was faced with two charges of disturbing law and order.
The man, who was not with his friends when he was arrested, is looking for witnesses to the incident.
The Quebec City Police Department (SPVQ) confirms that patrol officers had to intervene on a man on the Grande Allée during the night from Saturday to Sunday.
The latter urged the police to act with a crowd of a few hundred people, but the latter told him that, assessing the situation, there was no need to intervene.
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Frédérick Dubois claims to have been beaten by SPVQ cops on New Year’s Eve on Grande Allée in front of Dagobert in Quebec City. He suffered a concussion and bruises on his body.
According to police, the man, who appeared to be drunk, then began insulting the police by shouting at them, forcing police to intervene on him on several occasions for violating the city’s bylaws on peace and good order.
Since he refused to cooperate and actively resisted, the police had to arrest him.
About half an hour later, the man calmed down and was released by police at his home after receiving two parking tickets for more than $400.
According to the doctor’s report, of which Le Journal obtained a copy, Frédérick Dubois suffered a concussion and multiple bruises to his face, shoulder and wrist during the procedure.
Photo provided by Christel Pichette
According to Frédérick Dubois, the SPVQ police officers broke his glasses during the muscular procedure.
“They broke my glasses, I have a headache and bruises all over my body,” he says.
Photo provided by Christel Pichette
Since the events, Frédérick Dubois has been no shadow of himself. He claims to have been a victim of police brutality and has filed an ethics suit against the patrol officers involved.
“I don’t sleep anymore. I still see the images in a loop and I’m traumatized for life,” he says.
His wife believes that the police should have noticed Frédérick’s special condition.
“He has an autism spectrum disorder. Sometimes he’s like a kid, he’s 5ft, 4P and he’s 155 pounds, he doesn’t scare anyone,” says Christel Pichette.
The couple is looking for witnesses to the crime scene and wants to get footage of the incident. She said dozens of people were outside the bar during the arrest.
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