(The Post Millennial) – Mounted police in Ottawa endeavored to clear protesters with the Freedom Convoy from the streets on Friday. Following a charge by mounted police officers into a crowd of protesters, conflicting reports have emerged as to the condition of an elderly woman who was trampled.
According to Fox News contributor Sara Carter, the woman tramped by the mounted patrol may have passed away in the hospital. Others are reporting that the elderly woman is merely injured.
Based on footage available online, it appears at least one other protester was trampled.
Reports are the woman trampled by a Canadian horse patrol just died at the hospital … #Trudeau #FreedomConvoyCanada https://t.co/9XMHGzm7Ep
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) February 19, 2022
I’m getting reports out of Canada … still speaking to reporters and others on the ground as the situation is fluid – trying to reach the family of the woman now https://t.co/FXtDTAyfiq
— Sara A. Carter (@SaraCarterDC) February 19, 2022
Video of the incident shows the mounted patrol cutting through a crowd, with protestors saying “hold the line.”
“We are a peaceful protest,” the elderly woman is heard saying shortly before the incident.
People begin to scream as a mounted police officer runs over the elderly woman with his horse.
Trudeau supporters are falsely claiming the woman who was trampled by police horses in Ottawa threw a bicycle at the police, having spotted it in the video. It’s a wheeled walker for the handicapped and the elderly. pic.twitter.com/iOFpsXFY6m
— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) February 19, 2022
An initial tweet from the Ottawa police said that someone had thrown a bicycle at the horses in an attempt to injure it.
The protesters continued their assaultive behaviour with the police line, to prevent an escalation or further injury, mounted officers were sent in to create critical space between the police line and protesters. This is done to create a safe distance. pic.twitter.com/PUIj7w1rwc
— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 18, 2022
Photos of the incident reveal though that the woman who was trampled had been using a walking assist device.
It was a mobility scooter. pic.twitter.com/aA9fiOk1jg
— Marie Oakes (@TheMarieOakes) February 19, 2022
This led many to accuse the Ottawa police of spreading disinformation about the incident.
“If the bicycle you allege was thrown was really just the mobility scooter of the disabled woman you trampled, you really ought to delete these tweets and apologize, @OttawaPolice” True North’s Candice Malcolm tweeted.
If the bicycle you allege was thrown was really just the mobility scooter of the disabled woman you trampled, you really ought to delete these tweets and apologize, @OttawaPolice pic.twitter.com/DT7jCsDiRC
— Candice Malcolm (@CandiceMalcolm) February 19, 2022
Police have been quickly moving to arrest and clear out the protestors that have been blocking the streets of Ottawa for over three weeks now.
Ottawa police claim that no one has been seriously injured.
Please note: No one has been seriously injured or passed away in any of today's police actions. Safety is our priority.
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Veuillez noter que personne n'a été gravement blessé ou est décédé en lien aux interventions policières d'aujourd'hui. La sécurité est notre priorité.— Ottawa Police (@OttawaPolice) February 19, 2022
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