Manitoba’s police watchdog is not pressing charges against a Brandon police officer who was accused of throwing a person onto the ground, punching her face and referring to her with derogatory language during an arrest.

In October 2023, the chair of Community Mobilization Westman, a Brandon-based initiative for community safety, met with Brandon police after a Child and Family Services case worker told her a police officer called a person a “rez dog” and a “neechie” several times during an arrest.

The officer was also accused of slamming the person against a wall of the house, throwing her to the ground and hitting her face several times during the interaction.