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Six guards have been charged with aggravated assault after a 26-year-old man was severely beaten at the Toronto East Detention Centre.
The man, who was taken to hospital with internal bleeding, a ripped scrotum and head injuries, was in the centre Feb. 2 awaiting a trial for aggravated assault. Police said the victim had bumped into a female guard earlier in the day and was given a misconduct, an internal discipline within the jail. The man was taken to a room and two other inmates were asked to leave, said Detective Lorne Firlotte of 41 Division. The inmate was then assaulted by as many as eight guards, he said. The beating was so severe, the man had to be taken to Scarborough General Hospital. ``He had internal and external injuries,'' Firlotte said. ``His hair was pulled out; he had bruises and scrapes all over his body. ``He had internal bleeding and broken blood vessels.'' When the man told nurses what had happened, a justice of the peace was brought to the hospital so he could be released on bail and not have to return to the detention centre. Soon afterward, he swore out charges against the guards and an investigation began. ``In this particular case, there was overwhelming proof that something had happened,'' Firlotte said. The inmate identified six of his attackers, Firlotte said. Six prison guards turned themselves in yesterday and were charged with aggravated assault. The Toronto East Detention Centre refused to comment on the charges last night. Donald Cuthbert, 33, Kuitim Collin, 33, Alton McFarlane 35, Carleton Johnson, 28, Robert Mondesir, 33, all from Toronto, and Dale Sammy, 33, of Pickering have been charged. The six will appear in Scarborough court on March 21. Police are not releasing the name of the inmate until the investigation is complete.Copyright 1996-2001. Toronto Star Newspapers Limited.
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