Murder case collapse leads to misconduct probe

How a witness was improperly handled by police is at the heart of why first-degree murder charges against accused gangland killers were withdrawn, the Citizen has learned.
The Crown’s decision to withdraw charges against Mohamed Abdullahi and Abdullahi Osman last summer was shrouded in much secrecy. But data released to the Citizen on active complaints against Ottawa police officers being investigated by their own force, oversight agencies and the OPP reveal that the handling of the witnes