Police watchdog investigates after woman reports being injured by officer on horseback in Ottawa

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating two cases where police tried to clear protesters from Ottawa streets on Friday and Saturday.

In a media release Sunday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said a 49-year-old woman reported being seriously injured after an “interaction” with a Toronto Police Service officer on a horse at roughly 5:14 p.m. Friday.

The incident is related to false rumours of a woman being trampled to death by a police horse that same day.

The SIU said it is currently in the process of interviewing the woman and confirming her injuries.

Then on Saturday, at approximately 7:18 p.m., the SIU said officers from the Vancouver Police Department discharged Anti-Riot Weapon Enfields —