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Ottawa Const. Montsion not guilty on all charges in death of Abdirahman Abdi, judge finds
Abdirahman Abdi in 2016, according to a verdict read Tuesday.Ontario court Judge Robert Kelly said in his judgment that he was left with “reasonable doubt” that Montsion’s actions that day outside Abdi’s Hintonburg apartment led to the 37-year-old Somali-Canadian man’s death.He said the Crown had set out to prove that Montsion had committed an “unlawful act” during Abdi’s arrest, which saw the constable strike Abdi in the face and head multiple times with reinforced gloves.The “thread” running through all three counts Montsion was facing was the question of whether his actions constituted “unjustified assault,” Kelly said.If the Crown could not answer this key question beyond a reasonable doubt, Kelly could not find Montsion guilty, he