In 2016, Majd Darwich relocated his family from Syria to Canada in the hopes of finding a secure environment for his autistic and non-verbal kid. But after his kid was Tasered during a meeting with Peel Regional Police a week ago, he is now thinking about leaving.
“When I first arrived in Canada, I naively believed that if he attempted to flee my home, the police would aid and defend him. I had no idea they would act in the manner they did “In an interview with CP24.com, Darwich stated
The incident, in which his 19-year-old son was injured and traumatized after Peel police used a Taser on him last Friday, took place just a few blocks from their Mississauga home, according to the 65-year-old father.
Darwich did not find anything amiss that day until he heard the sound of police sirens and cruisers passing by his home. He went to check on his son, who he thought was in his room. Darwich found it empty. Worried, he searched the house, but he could not find him. When he checked the front door, which was usually locked to prevent Abdullah from straying outside, he found it unlocked.
Darwich knew something was wrong. He stepped out and found a police scene 10 houses from their place. So, he got into his car and checked what was happening.
What he saw when he arrived, Darwich says, was something a father shouldn’t see.
His son Abdullah was on the ground, his face bloodied and his hands handcuffed behind his back.
“I felt like I (was going to) have a heart attack,” he recounted.
Darwich said when he looked at his son, he was pleading for help.
“I felt that he wants me to hug him at least because he feels comfortable when I hug him,” he said.
Darwich tried to get closer to his son, but he said police officers did not allow him.
“I couldn’t because they prevented him from touching him. It was very terrible,” he said. “I don’t think any father can stand with this situation.”
Darwich says police told him that his son fell and his injuries were not serious. He would shortly learn that his son Abdullah was Tasered when he saw probes removed from his body by paramedics.
Abdullah was taken to the hospital and was later released to his father.
Source_ cp24.com
