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Quebec launches investigation after Montreal police officer allegedly deleted domestic violence video from evidence

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Quebec launches investigation after Montreal police officer allegedly deleted domestic violence video from evidence. (2026, October 30). CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/investigation-domestic-violence-station-39-montreal-nord-9.7402450?cmp=rss

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Quick Summary

Quebec’s Crown prosecution office is investigating a Montreal police officer accused of deleting video evidence on a victim’s phone in a domestic violence case. The incident occurred in June 2025 when responding officers were called to Montréal-Nord, where the alleged aggressor was recognized by one of the officers who deleted the video. This investigation follows a major racism scandal involving Station 39 earlier this year.
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Story summary

As of October 30, 2026, Quebec's Crown prosecution office is investigating an Montreal police officer accused of deleting a video from a victim’s smartphone in a domestic violence case in Montréal-Nord in 2025. The incident was uncovered during the broader investigation into misconduct at Station 39 in Montréal-Nord, which has been under scrutiny since June due to allegations of racism. According to Radio-Canada, when responding to an emergency call from a woman who claimed she was a victim of domestic violence, one male officer allegedly watched and then erased a video showing evidence of the abuse on her phone. The Montreal police chief, Fady Dagher, is scheduled to provide updates on this case along with other misconduct allegations within the force.

Written for “Montreal Police Misconduct Allegations” on 2026-10-30, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.
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📰 Montreal Police Misconduct Allegations
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“The articles describe different aspects related to Station 39, but they do not report on the same specific incident or time frame.”
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19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
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4 of 19 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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74/100
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Topics

Montreal Montréal-Nord Quebec Radio-Canada SPVM

Subjects

Montreal GPE · 6× Radio-Canada ORG · 6× SPVM ORG · 3× Montréal-Nord GPE · 2× Fady Dagher PERSON · 1× Martinez Ferrada PERSON · 1× Quebec GPE · 1× Soraya Martinez Ferrada PERSON · 1× Yves Francoeur PERSON · 1× the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal ORG · 1×

Narrative

Yves Francoeur, the president of the Fraternité des policiers et policières de Montréal, the union representing police officers in Montreal, told Radio-Canada it would not comment until they review the entire file.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30
🔮 He will not hold a public-facing role until the investigation ends, the SPVM said.

Claims (19 extracted, 4 hedged)

Investigation into Station 39 reveals alleged misconduct in domestic violence case, police say Radio-Canada is reporting that an officer allegedly destroyed evidence in domestic violence case Montreal police say the Quebec Crown prosecution's office is investigating an officer alleged to have committed misconduct and obstruction involving a case of domestic violence in 2025. uncertain
office → reveal → 2025
In a statement, police said the report surfaced during the investigation into Station 39 in Montréal-Nord, which has been at the centre of a major racism scandal since June. asserted
which → say → June
Police also said the complaint originated within the police force. asserted
complaint → say → force
The statement from police didn't include many more details, but Radio-Canada learned that the officer is facing allegations of destroying a video on the smartphone of a woman who was a victim of domestic violence. asserted
who → include → violence
According to Radio-Canada, a police duo — one man and one woman — responded to a residence in Montréal-Nord following an emergency call from a woman saying she had been a victim of domestic violence. uncertain
she → accord → violence
The alleged victim reportedly opened her phone to give video evidence of the abuse to the officers. uncertain
victim → open → officers
As the male officer watched the video, he reportedly recognized the alleged aggressor and deleted the video in front of his police partner. uncertain
he → watch → partner
She then later reported the actions of the officer to two sergeants on duty. asserted
She → report → duty
Radio-Canada learned that female officer had to escalate her concerns within the SPVM because her concerns were ignored by her supervisors. asserted
concerns → learn → supervisors
In its news release, the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) said the investigation into the officer is ongoing and that they have reassigned the officer to administrative tasks. asserted
they → say → tasks
He will not hold a public-facing role until the investigation ends, the SPVM said. asserted
SPVM → hold → role
"My confidence has been shaken by several police officers who cast a shadow — a serious shadow — on the exceptional work of other officers," said Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada. asserted
Ferrada → shake → officers
In a separate case, Montreal police have also said that an officer from Station 21 in downtown Montreal has been suspended for alleged racist and discriminatory acts related to the probe regarding Station 39. asserted
officer → say → Station
Montreal police chief Fady Dagher will provide an update this afternoon on the allegations surrounding the Station 39 investigation. asserted
Dagher → provide → investigation
"The police chief has a lot of explaining to do to the citizens of Montreal today, with yet another incident having just occured," said Martinez Ferrada. asserted
Ferrada → have → Montreal
"He has a duty to restore trust with the public, and I expect that to be his focus in the coming days." asserted
that → have → days
Yves Francoeur, the president of the Fraternité des policiers et policières de Montréal, the union representing police officers in Montreal, told Radio-Canada it would not comment until they review the entire file. asserted
they → represent → file
In June, a 16-member patrol unit from Station 39 was suspended following allegations of discrimination and misconduct. asserted
unit → suspend → discrimination
Those allegations included cutting locs from people's hair during police interventions and collecting them as trophies. asserted
allegations → include → trophies
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