Police Taser bloodied man in St. Paul’s hospital waiting room

The Saskatoon Police service is reporting two of its members had to Taser a bloodied, disruptive man Sunday afternoon in a waiting room at St. Paul’s Hospital.

In a media release, the police service said the two members were at the hospital at about 3:48 p.m. on an unrelated matter, when they were told about a “disturbance” in a waiting room.

When they went to the room, they “observed a male acting in a disruptive manner consistant (sic) with drug use near other patients and appeared to be suffering from recent injuries as he was covered in blood,” the release said.

The officers tried to get him to calm down, but he became combative and aggressive. That’s when one of the officers used his Taser to subdue the man.

It turned out he had been recently stabbed in the arm. He was admitted to the hospital to get treatment for the stab wound.

The police service is reviewing the Taser usage, as per its normal policy.