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New Westminster: Man Hospitalized After Police Encounter, B.C. Watchdog Investigating

The Canadian Press , 15 Aug, 2014 10:46 PM
    NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man is in hospital with wounds police believe are self-inflicted after an encounter with officers, prompting an investigation from B.C.'s police watchdog.
     
    New Westminster police say officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance and found a man with a knife.
     
    Staff Sgt. Paul Hyland says a taser was used and the man was arrested.
     
    Police say the man suffered a significant injury and officers contacted the Independent Investigations Office, which is reviewing the case.
     
    Hyland says charges have been laid against 28-year-old Christopher Lindsey Gilkin of New Westminster.
     
    Police say Gilkin faces one count of possession of a weapon and two counts of disobeying a court order.

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