National

Daughter Of Man Shot Dead By Newfoundland Police Sues Officer, Force, Province

The Canadian Press, 05 Apr, 2017 11:37 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Donald Dunphy's daughter is suing the police officer who killed her father two years ago in his rural Newfoundland home.

Meghan Dunphy alleges in an unproven statement of claim her father died because of the neglect or wrongful act of Const. Joe Smyth.

The lawsuit also names as defendants the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and the provincial government for its role overseeing the force.

Smyth was a member of then-premier Paul Davis's security team on April 5, 2015, when he went to Dunphy's home in Mitchell's Brook, N.L.

It was Easter Sunday, and Smyth was checking out social media comments the premier's staff had flagged "of concern."

Smyth was never charged after he told the RCMP he shot Dunphy in the left chest and twice in the head when he aimed a rifle at him.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Canadians Protest Liberals' Broken Electoral Reform Promise Across The Country

TORONTO — Protesters staged demonstrations across Canada Saturday to attack the governing Liberals' decision to abandon their promise of electoral reform.

Canadians Protest Liberals' Broken Electoral Reform Promise Across The Country

Mother Of Two Dies After Being Struck On B.C.’s Highway 1 While Helping Other Crash

Anna Grandia and her husband, Matthew Grandia, had pulled over on the TransCanada Highway west of Hope, B.C., last Sunday to assist in clearing the scene of an accident when they were both struck by another vehicle that lost control.

Mother Of Two Dies After Being Struck On B.C.’s Highway 1 While Helping Other Crash

B.C.'s Highway 5 Reopens After Overnight Closure Trapped Drivers In Winter Storm

VANCOUVER — Hundreds of people spent a frigid night sitting in cars, buses or transport trucks as snow and freezing rain pounded a British Columbia mountain pass, preventing drivers from moving.

B.C.'s Highway 5 Reopens After Overnight Closure Trapped Drivers In Winter Storm

Boy With Mystery Broken Bones Has Gene Abnormality Linked To Pain Insensitivity

A British Columbia boy who was seized twice by the Children's Ministry due to his mysterious broken bones has been found to have a rare gene abnormality linked to a condition that blocks all feelings of pain.