The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba (IIU) concluded its investigation into the injury of a prisoner following an arrest on the Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation April 2 and determined there was no fault on the part of any police officer.

IIU says in a release the Dakota Ojibway Police Service (DOPS) attended a home at Sandy Bay April 2 to execute an arrest, and a male suspect surrendered without incident. He was first taken Sandy Bay detachment, then to the RCMP cells in Portage la Prairie.

"The prisoner later alleged that he sustained injuries," IIU says in the release. "He was taken to Portage hospital on April 4 and was admitted for treatment."

IIU says it reviewed reports and closed circuit video -- showing lodging at the Sandy Bay and Portage detachments, and the transfer between both police stations and hospital -- from both DOPS and RCMP in its investigation.

IIU civilian director Zane Tessler concluded the affected person’s injuries resulted from both a pre-existing medical condition and self-inflicted actions.

"There is no evidence any officer contributed in any way to the suspect’s injuries, nor denied him necessary treatment for those injuries," Tessler says in the release.

The complete report is available here.