Police face probe after woman's collarbone broken in custody

The Independent Investigation Unit is investigating after an 18-year-old woman's collarbone was broken while in Winnipeg police custody on Friday.

The IIU says police arrived in Norwood early in the morning on Aug. 18 to arrest the woman on an outstanding warrant for a failure to comply with her probation conditions.

After her arrest, the woman became "aggressive" at the East District police station, "resulting in officers having to apply force," the IIU said.

Her left collarbone was fractured and she was brought to St. Boniface General Hospital for treatment. She was subsequently jailed at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

While her injury is not serious, the civilian director of the IIU said, it was in the public interest to look into the incident.

The IIU's mandate is to investigate all serious incidents involving police officers in Manitoba, whether occurring on or off duty.