A Toronto man who went to his native Grenada over the holidays to visit family was beaten to death by police officers over a mistaken hug.
Oscar Bartholomew’s family is outraged that the officers accused of killing the 39-year-old are only facing manslaughter charges. “Everybody is upset,” Anastasia Bartholomew said.
Oscar Bartholomew reportedly stopped at a police station with his wife so she could use the restroom. While his wife was in the restroom, Oscar saw a female police officer who he thought was an old friend. He ran up to her and grabbed her from behind, hugging her while he lifted her in the air.
Unfortunately for him, the person he lifted in the air wasn’t his old friend, who his family claims was also a cop.
Once fellow officers saw this, they attacked him and allegedly bound his hands and feet with duct tape. A few hours later he was taken to a hospital, where he died the next day from multiple head injuries.
Five Royal Grenada Police Force officers are now accused of manslaughter.







